Planning application
Thomas Hall Cowley Bridge Road Exeter EX4 5AD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T4 & T5 - Ash, Pollard. Infected with hymenosyphus f. been monitoring for 4 years, significant decline, less than 25% foliage remaining
As published by the council, reference 25/1186/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1186/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 3 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 5AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0651/FUL Awaiting decision
Thomas Hall Cowley Bridge Road Exeter EX4 5AD
Reciprocal roofed roundhouse shelter to be used as an outdoor education/meeting space, constructed from natural materials sourced locally.
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25/1574/TPO Granted
Thomas Hall Cowley Bridge Road Exeter EX4 5AD
tree no 2311 located in the rear car park boundary of Thomas hall school car park and Exeter university. grid referance.-3.543169728 50.7418209 advanced Ash die back class 4. heavy lean over car park and stone access bridge to solar pv field gate. full dismantle and removal with mewp for access. section apart crown and fell remaining stick chip and remove all arisings. timber to be stacked for deadwood habitat. inhouse tree replacement policy will be adhered to 15 mixed native species trees to be replanted in the vicinity of existing hedge lines.
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24/0899/FUL Granted
Thomas Hall Cowley Bridge Road Exeter EX4 5AD
Removal of existing steel fire escape and installation of new steel fire escape. Fire fire escape is from first storey level.
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24/0900/LBC Granted
Thomas Hall Cowley Bridge Road Exeter EX4 5AD
Removal of existing steel fire escape and installation of new steel fire escape. Fire escape is from first storey level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Exeter
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3 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 3 October 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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26/1178/CAT Granted
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26/1356/CAT Awaiting decision
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26/1355/CAT Awaiting decision
12 Dinham Crescent Exeter EX4 4EF
T1 Monterey Cypress - To remove all large dead wood T2 Dead Plum - To Fell T4 Apple - To reduce height of tree by 3m and reshape leaving a natural flowing tree line (From 12/14m to 10/12m) T7 Dead Silver Birch - To Fell T17 Cypress - To Fell T21 Purple Plum - To reduce the overall size of the tree by 3m to secondary crown (From 12/14m to 10/12m) T22 Plum - To fell Southern Stem T27 Sycamore - Fell Southeast stem over neighboring properties with basal decay, reduced remaining two stems by 3m in height and 2m in lateral spread to reduce sail mass See Included document: surveys.2026.WeareCliffs for full specification and justifications