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The New House 2A Wonford Road Exeter EX2 4EQ

Granted Exeter 24/0306/CAT Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

All work to trees along boundaries to allow natural light into the property and gardens. Currently the hedges/trees have grown to be extremely out of control; the garden and house is very dark which means it is damp everywhere. Proposed work as follows to be carried out by a professional tree surgeon. Front Garden: 1-4 Bay Trees: Reduce Bay Trees to approximately 10ft above ground level (from their current approximate height of 35 feet) 5 Honey Locust: Prune branches away from communications cable 6 Yew: Reduce height to approximately 12ft above ground level (from its current approximate 20ft height) and reshape to a ball shape Group of 8 Bay Trees in hedgeline: Reduce Bay Trees to approximately 12ft above ground level (from their current approximate height of 35 feet) Rear Garden: 1-5 Bay Trees: Reduce Bay Trees to approximately 15ft above ground level (from their current approximate height of 35 feet) 6-8 Laurel: Reduce to approximately 10ft above ground level (from their current approximate height of 35 feet) 9 Laurel: Reduce to approximately 15ft above ground level (from its current approximate height of 35 feet) 10: Reduce to approximately 10ft above ground level (in line with the adjacent trellis)

As published by the council, reference 24/0306/CAT

Application record

Reference
24/0306/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
16 Mar 2024
Validated
16 Mar 2024
Decided
15 Apr 2024
Ward
Newtown And St Leonards
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX2 4EQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0416/CAT Granted

    The New House 2A Wonford Road Exeter EX2 4EQ

    Front Garden Trees # on plan Work 1-4 Bay Trees Reduce Bay Trees to approximately 10ft above ground level (from their current approximate height of 20 feet) 5 Honey Locust No work planned 6 - Yew Fell tree completely 7 - Group of 8 Bay Trees Reduce Bay Trees to approximately 12ft above ground level (from their current approximate height of 20 feet) Rear Garden Trees # on plan Work 1-5 Bay Trees Reduce Bay Trees to approximately 12ft above ground level (from their current approximate height of 20 feet) 6-8 Laurel Reduce to approximately 10ft above ground level (from their current approximate height of 20 feet) 9 Laurel Reduce to approximately 15ft above ground level (from its current approximate height of 20 feet) 10 Laurel Reduce to approximately 10ft above ground level (in line with the adjacent trellis)

    Decided 13 Apr 2026 Trees
  • 24/0228/FUL Granted

    The New House 2A Wonford Road Exeter EX2 4EQ

    Replacement front door, new metal overhanging porch, and gate

    Decided 7 May 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2024

    Received by Exeter

  2. 15 Apr 2024

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 5 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 15 April 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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