Planning application
St Bartholomews Cemetery Exe Street Exeter
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
82988 - Tree group in St Bartholomews cemetery alongside Exe street. Crowns low over footpath and highway. Remove epicormic growth and crown lift to statutory highways clearances to clear highway and footpath achieving a 3 year clearance. Remove debris
As published by the council, reference 26/0799/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0799/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St Davids
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/1725/CAT Granted
St Bartholomews Cemetery Exe Street Exeter
Job - 82621 Acer pseudoplatanus - Aggressive fungal brackets (Kretzmaria deusta) present at stem base with significant decay concealed behind bark from ground level to 1.8m and 50cm wide at base. This fungal strategy is root and butt rotting, may cause branch and stem failure and is likely to render a tree unsafe. Significant targets - in striking distance of a residential property, historic wall beside a public footpath and under the canopy are memorial tombs and frequent use footpaths. This tree is recomended for felling to a 2m maximum stump. Fell tree to 2m stump Remove cordwood. Retain felled larger wood securely on site in an appropriate location for long term degradation and biodiversity value. Woodchip can remain on site to support retained larger wood or spread appropriately as a mulch layer.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Exeter
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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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