Planning application
78 Magdalen Road Exeter EX2 4TR
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reduce sycamore (1) and fir tree (2) on boundary of property. These are currently 40-45 feet high and are encroaching on neighbouring property and impacting on boundary wall. We want to keep the trees but they are dangerously tall and we feel they are a potential hazard. We wish to reduce each of them by approximately 10 feet and remove several of the lower branches which overhang neighbours garden. Prune one bough of magnolia tree (3) by approximately five feet as it is encroaching on telephone wire.
As published by the council, reference 26/1014/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1014/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Newtown And St Leonards
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX2 4TR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Exeter
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 30 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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