Planning application
25/1387/CAT
83 Heavitree Road Exeter EX1 2ND
Proposal
1. Fell Elder x 1, Viburnum x 1, Ash x 1, Bay x 1 Elder stem to the western side of the south-east entrance has failed and hangs towards the public footpath - Photograph 1. Viburnum to the western side of the south-eastern entrance is of limited quality and its removal is required in the interests of prudent management - Photograph 1. Ash exhibiting Ash Dieback Disease and is adjacent the highway - Photograph 2. Bay consists of a single stem to the north of the eastern hedge line with a significant north-eastern overhang towards the neighbouring property to the east - Photograph 3. 2. Crown lift mixed species road frontage stems to highways regulations 2.4m above footpath and 4.2m above carriageway - Photograph 4. 3. Fell Bay, Viburnum, Holly, Hawthorn, Laburnum and Cotoneaster adjacent existing south-western entrance. Small, ornamental specimens of limited arboricultural or landscape value. Works to be undertaken in the interests of prudent management - Photograph 5. 4. Fell Ash x1 due to Ash Dieback Disease and Proximity to building - Photograph 6. 5. Fell Sycamore x1 due to limited quality exhibited and low safe useful life expectancy due to proximity to building - Photograph 7. 6. Crown reduce eastern laterals of Bay and Pittosporum on the western boundary in the interests of prudent management - Photograph 8. 7. Fell approximately Ash x 6 and Bay x 3 within the rear garden. Small, limited quality self-seeded trees with at least x2 damaging the fabric of the existing building - Photographs 9, 10, 11 and 12. 8. Fell Cypress x 10 located within the rear garden. The planted stems have a limited safe useful life expectancy, with the north-westernmost impacting the crown spread of good quality Oak in the north-western corner of the site - Photographs 13 and 14. It is intended that all works specified enable the retention of as much boundary screening vegetation as possible, and the primary reason for the work is to manage a neglected garden with many sel
As published by the council, reference 25/1387/CAT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Exeter
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14 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
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About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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