Planning application
14 Couper Meadows Exeter EX2 7TF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1-Maple The client feels that the tree, although much beloved, overtime becomes a little overbearing and casts a little more shade in the garden than they are comfortable with. The tree was last pruned in 2022 and the client would like to achieve similar results as last time. Reduce via thinning height of Maple by approximately 1.75m (tree is currently approximately 16m above ground level so a finished height would aim to be approximately 14.25m above ground level) and lateral crown spread by approximately 1.25m (tree is currently approximately 14m wide so a finished width would aim to be approximately 11.5m) making cuts no greater than 50mm in diameter.
As published by the council, reference 25/1747/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1747/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 30 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St Loyes
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX2 7TF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Exeter
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30 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Exe Arb Ltd. Agent, registered in Exeter
Active · incorporated 2022 · Exeter
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Exeter granted permission on 30 January 2026, 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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