Planning application
Rose Duryard Lower Argyll Road Exeter EX4 4PB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1653 - Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.) - Remove tree to ground level. T1654 - Holm oak (Quercus ilex) - Reduce tree leaving stump at 2.0 metres above ground level T1655 - Holm oak (Quercus ilex) - Reduce stems by 1.5 metres T1656 - Holm oak (Quercus ilex) - Re-top tree at previous points. Reduce Eastern boundary trees in line with figures 2 & 3 QTRA - Reducing holm oak trees by 2-3 metres back to previous pruning points & shape (majority of trees have been reduced historically) See submitted QTRA for reasons and justification
As published by the council, reference 26/1097/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1097/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Postcode
- EX4 4PB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 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 16 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 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Devon Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Torquay
Active · incorporated 2013 · Torquay
153 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 85% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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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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