Planning application
9 Penleonard Close Exeter EX2 4NY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The application is to notify the LPA that we intend to carry out pruning work to two trees currently within our garden. The pruning would see the canopy reduce by approximately 30% - 35% - One tree is a Bay and the other is a Maple The work will be carried out by a fully qualified arborist
As published by the council, reference 25/1142/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1142/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 26 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Newtown And St Leonards
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX2 4NY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by Exeter
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26 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 26 September 2025, 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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