Planning application
5 Park Place St Leonards Exeter EX2 4LP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
We have a single tree in the front garden of 5 Park Place which we wish to lightly prune as it has grown to contact the house. The tree isn't in leaf so hopefully the shape and reach are quite clear. There is obviously much more impact on the light in the house when it is in leaf. Reducing the tree by 50cm on the side next to the house and over the path. Not wishing to damage or stress the tree. Assuming that if we are given permission to proceed that the work would be done by specialist tree surgeons.
As published by the council, reference 25/1616/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1616/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 13 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Newtown And St Leonards
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX2 4LP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/1408/DIS Granted
5 Park Place St Leonards Exeter EX2 4LP
Discharge of condition three (materials) of 23/1473/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 2025
Received by Exeter
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12 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 12 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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