Planning application
Southernhay Green Southernhay West Exeter
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tilia - Species Unknown - Crown in contact with street furniture and building. - Reduce eastern aspect to achieve >2.5m clearance from building and street furniture. - Remove major dead wood from within crown. 8 ops hours
As published by the council, reference 26/0047/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0047/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 9 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St Davids
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/1171/CAT Granted
Southernhay Green Southernhay West Exeter
Job 83168 - Southernhay Green Description - Canopy low over highway. Crown lift to 5.2m over road 3 op hrs priority 3.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2026
Received by Exeter
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 21 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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