Planning application
The Briars Nursing Home Crabb Lane Exeter EX2 9JD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Holly (T1) - Fell Reason - Tree in terminal decline with sparse leaf area. Group of 4 Ash (T7) - Fell Reason - late stage Ash Die Back Ash (T9) - Fell Reason - late stage Ash Die Back Group of 2 Ash (T10) -Fell Reason - late stage Ash Die Back
As published by the council, reference 25/1251/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1251/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 27 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Alphington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX2 9JD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Exeter
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27 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Chris Groves Associates Agent, registered in Bridgwater
Dissolved · incorporated 2009 · Bridgwater
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Exeter granted permission on 27 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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