Planning application
Royal Devon And Exter Healthcare N H S Trust Newcourt House Old Rydon Lane Topsham Exeter EX2 7JU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore, re-coppice. Justification: This Sycamore tree has multiple stems arising from an old decaying coppice stool with multiple bark inclusions and compression union formations. Coppicing is a cyclical process and this tree is now overdue, risk of stem failure is now at an unacceptable level.
As published by the council, reference 26/0502/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0502/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Topsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX2 7JU
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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26/0168/TPO Granted
Royal Devon And Exter Healthcare N H S Trust Newcourt House Old Rydon Lane Topsham Exeter EX2 7JU
T1 Foxglove Tree (dead) Fell to ground level T2 Holm Oak Crown lift to 2.5m where overhanging footpath T3 Holm Oak Crown lift southeastern aspect to 3m where overhanging footpath and lawn area T4 Acer Crown lift to 2.5m where overhanging footpath T6 Yew Cut back off shed to achieve a minimum clearance of 50cm These works are management of some low hanging trees to allow access over the site's footpaths, clearance around a tool shed and the Foxglove Tree is now dead.
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25/1079/TPO Granted
Royal Devon And Exter Healthcare N H S Trust Newcourt House Old Rydon Lane Topsham Exeter EX2 7JU
T507 - Oak. Crown raise to achieve a 2m clearance over the roof with a 60mm maximum cut diameter T509 - Silver Birch. Fell dead tree T510 - Western Red Cedar. Fell all three dead stems T511 - Lawsons Cypress. Remove one failed stem T512 - Western Red Cedar. Fell failed stem T513 - Western Red Cedar. Crown raise to achieve a 3m clearance over the carpark by removing the two lowest branches with a 125mm maximum cut diameter Justification: Trees 509, 510, 511 & 512 are all either dead or failed stems, trees 507 & 513 are crown lifting works and necessary for the site. See arboricultural report for further details.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Exeter
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Dartmoor Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Exeter
Active · incorporated 2003 · Exeter
131 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Exeter granted permission on 22 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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