Planning application
1 Caroline Avenue Exeter EX2 7AT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch to dismantle as close to ground level as possible T2 - Silver Birch to Dismantle is close to ground level as possible as it growing out from behind the summer house over the neighbouring property. To dismantle the two of the 6 silver birches in the back garden As they have grown too large for the space And are blocking out light in the garden.
As published by the council, reference 26/1062/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1062/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Topsham
- Postcode
- EX2 7AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/1146/TPO Granted
1 Caroline Avenue Exeter EX2 7AT
Minor works repairs team scoped - paving slabs 450mmx 450mm have lifted due to tree roots Take up 26 paving slabs and remove roots and reinstate slabs 6.0m x 900mm there are 3 silverbirch trees in the garden of privately owned 1 Caroline Avenue -2 larger to the end of the garden where the pathway comes out into the communal carparking area and one smaller to the centre of the pathway also located in the garden of 1 Caroline Avenue. the tree roots have grown below the slabs in a number of area, tree roots to be cut directly below the areas of damage and the slabs reinstated into their original position. There is also bamboo growing in the garden but no bamboo is visible below the slabs
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2026
Received by Exeter
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 September 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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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 31 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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1 Caroline Avenue Exeter EX2 7AT
Minor works repairs team scoped - paving slabs 450mmx 450mm have lifted due to tree roots Take up 26 paving slabs and remove roots and reinstate slabs 6.0m x 900mm there are 3 silverbirch trees in the garden of privately owned 1 Caroline Avenue -2 larger to the end of the garden where the pathway comes out into the communal carparking area and one smaller to the centre of the pathway also located in the garden of 1 Caroline Avenue. the tree roots have grown below the slabs in a number of area, tree roots to be cut directly below the areas of damage and the slabs reinstated into their original position. There is also bamboo growing in the garden but no bamboo is visible below the slabs
Granted Trees 7 docs -
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Granted Trees 8 docsSmall domestic -
Greenspace Alongside Batavia Drive Batavia Drive Exeter
G1 - Limes No. of 4 Cut all low foliage back to main stems on all four trees Maximum diameter of cuts (MDC) 75mm and crown raise all four trees to 6m above ground level MDC 50mm LT2 Prune back one limb growing west towards new property by 2-3m to suitable growth point MDC 75mm Reason for works: To reduce dominance of trees over the gardens of new development
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