Planning application
8 Elm Grove Road Exeter EX4 4LL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Aesculus Hippocastanum - Horse Chestnut Full removal Inc Stump ground. Rational : steady decline in past 4 years. Heavily diseased : New Fungal fruiting bodies: Tremella mesenterica Historic brackets: Ganoderma applanatum Canker prevalent (as yet univestigated) Came into bud this year but has not come into leaf as of 01/06/2025 Approximately 7m in height DBH = 600MM Located in front garden, right hand side as viewed from Elm Grove Rd. Within 1 meter of neighbouring boundary and 1 m of Elm Grove Rd boundary. Photographic evidence can be supplied upon request from applicant agent.
As published by the council, reference 25/1385/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1385/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 4LL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Exeter
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6 Nov 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 6 November 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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