Planning application
27 Wonford Road Exeter EX2 4LH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The tree is a Prunus Cerasifera growing at the front of 27 Wonford Road opposite the junction with Marlborough Road. The tree has now reached a height of approximately 10 meters. The upper branches are now getting entangled with the telephone lines from the GPO pole also outside 27 Wonford Road. The application is to remove deadwood from the tree and reduce the crown height by 1 metre. The removal of deadwood only from the Prunus × subhirtella.jpg The contractor Mitchell Tree Surgery.
As published by the council, reference 26/0702/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0702/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Newtown And St Leonards
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX2 4LH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Exeter
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Exeter granted permission on 2 July 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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