Planning application
26/0201/TPO
Tesco Stores Ltd Russell Way Exeter EX2 7EZ
Proposal
G4 - Mix of broad/conifers, Norway maple(1) Silver birch(3), common beech (12), Norway spruce (5) - Sever ivy to 1.5m agl, prune back from street furniture(1) 12 - Elm, Fell - DEAD 13 - English oak - Sever ivy to 1.5m agl, crown lift to 5m over road only, remove dead wood - major dead wood - low hanging branches 14 - Elm - Fell - DEAD 19 - Common beech - Remove dead and diseased wood - DEAD WOOD 20 - Common beech - Sever ivy 1.5m agl remove dead wood - DEAD WOOD 22 - Common beech - sever ivy 1.5 agl - IVY 23 - Pine - Fell - already fallen hung on other tree 24 - Common beech - fell - basal rot, cracked and lifting bark, main stem rot G9 - Mix - broad conifers, common alder, birch, hormbeam, hawthorn - crown lift to 3m over footpath - minor deadwood, basal suckers G11 - Mix - birch,hazel,hawthorn,pine - prune back from street furniture 1m - low branches, minor dead wood G16 - Mix - alder,birch,hazel,wild cherry - prune back from property - low branches approaching property G17 - Mix - maple,hazel,oak - prune back from street furniture - low branches, dead wood G18 - Mix - maple,birch,hawthorn,common ash - prune back from street furniture - low branches, dead wood 50 - Willow species - Fell - DEAD 51 - Willow - fell - DEAD 52 - Maple - fell - typical of age/species 53 - Willow - fell - typical of age/species 54 - Willow - fell - Major dead wood, crown die back 55,56 - Willow - fell - minor dead wood 66 - field maple - fell - basal trunk suckers, die back 72 - common beech - sever ivy 1.5 agl - minor dead wood 77 - scots pine - fell - DEAD 87 - Whitebeam - fell - DEAD G10 - Mix - maple,hazel,dogwood,hawthorn - prune back from street furniture - ivy, low branches, dead wood 6 - English oak - sever ivy 1.5m agl, crown lift 3m - ivy climber - minor deadwood 8 - Hazel - CROWN LIFT 3M - LOW BRANCHES, DEAD WOOD 25,26,27,28 - Silver birch - fell - DEAD 47 - English oak - crown lift to 5m over road - low branches, minor dead wood 37 - Englis oak - reduce and reshape crown -
As published by the council, reference 26/0201/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Exeter
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8 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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The process from here
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.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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