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40 Spicer Road Exeter EX1 1TA

Granted Exeter 24/0559/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

T1 - Yew - Reduce in height by 4-5 feet, and shorten back all lateral branches by 2-3 feet, leaving a balanced form. Crown lift from the access drive by 2 feet.

As published by the council, reference 24/0559/CAT

Application record

Reference
24/0559/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Permitted
Received
22 May 2024
Validated
28 May 2024
Decided
18 Jun 2024
Ward
Newtown And St Leonards
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX1 1TA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 May 2024

    Received by Exeter

  2. 28 May 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Jun 2024

    Decision issued: Permitted

  4. 5 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Exeter

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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