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Thomas Hall Cowley Bridge Road Exeter EX4 5AD

Granted Exeter 25/1574/TPO Works to Protected Trees (TPO)

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 25/1574/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/1574/TPO
Type
Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
6 Nov 2025
Decided
4 Dec 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 6 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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.

    Submitted 6 May 2026 Full applications
  • 25/1186/TPO Granted

    Thomas Hall Cowley Bridge Road Exeter EX4 5AD

    T4 & T5 - Ash, Pollard. Infected with hymenosyphus f. been monitoring for 4 years, significant decline, less than 25% foliage remaining

    Decided 3 Oct 2025 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 16 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • 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.

    Decided 16 Sep 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 23/1184/CAT Granted

    Thomas Hall Cowley Bridge Road Exeter EX4 5AD

    Holly (T1) - Fell, dead. Scotts Pine (T2) - Rotted lower stem, fell to safe height Corsican Pine (T3) - Crown decline, suspect red band needle blight. Fell to safe height Eucalypytus (T5) - Decayed lower stem. Fell to safe height

    Decided 2 Nov 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Nov 2025

    Received by Exeter

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 4 December 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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