Planning application
Pilton Cottage Harts Lane Exeter EX1 3RD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T4 Horse chestnut Crown reduction by 20% Tree has grown too large for permitted space as branches are overhanging and touching the house.
As published by the council, reference 26/0728/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0728/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Pinhoe
- Postcode
- EX1 3RD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by Exeter
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Exeter took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Exeter for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exeter decided tree works applications in a median of 32 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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