Planning application
1 Caroline Avenue Exeter EX2 7AT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Minor works repairs team scoped - paving slabs 450mmx 450mm have lifted due to tree roots Take up 26 paving slabs and remove roots and reinstate slabs 6.0m x 900mm there are 3 silverbirch trees in the garden of privately owned 1 Caroline Avenue -2 larger to the end of the garden where the pathway comes out into the communal carparking area and one smaller to the centre of the pathway also located in the garden of 1 Caroline Avenue. the tree roots have grown below the slabs in a number of area, tree roots to be cut directly below the areas of damage and the slabs reinstated into their original position. There is also bamboo growing in the garden but no bamboo is visible below the slabs
As published by the council, reference 24/1146/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 24/1146/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 2 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 11 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 7 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Topsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX2 7AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/1062/TPO Awaiting decision
1 Caroline Avenue Exeter EX2 7AT
T1 - Silver Birch to dismantle as close to ground level as possible T2 - Silver Birch to Dismantle is close to ground level as possible as it growing out from behind the summer house over the neighbouring property. To dismantle the two of the 6 silver birches in the back garden As they have grown too large for the space And are blocking out light in the garden.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2024
Received by Exeter
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11 Oct 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Permitted
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1 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 7 November 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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