Planning application
The Coach House Bowling Green Road Riversmeet Topsham EX3 0BE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
We want to dismantle 2 trees (identified on the sketch plan attached as T1 Holm Oak, T2 Eucalyptus) to near ground level. The Holm Oak is in decline and not worthy of retention. The trees are at the end of our garden and close to the estuary.
As published by the council, reference 26/0390/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0390/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Topsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX3 0BE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0485/DIS Granted
The Coach House Bowling Green Road Riversmeet Topsham EX3 0BE
Discharge of condition 4 (materials) relating to 25/1525/FUL, determined on 03/02/2026
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25/1525/FUL Granted
The Coach House Bowling Green Road Riversmeet Topsham EX3 0BE
Refurbishment, including raising roof level, replacement windows and doors.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Exeter
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13 Apr 2026
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 13 April 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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