Planning application
Cedars House Barley Lane Exeter EX4 1TA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Reference number 443, tree number 38. Works to carry out: Full Removal of Ash Justification for works: report from arborist states that the tree needs to be removed immediately due to high threat to property and medium threat to life. The tree stem has cracks, bark missing, insect boring, bark inclusion, co-dominance and is leaning. The crown is necrotic, has early leaf fall, die back, stag heading and branch crossing. The report states that there are several large Co-dominant stems with very heavy bark inclusion and collar decay. The bark has lesions and fissures on failing stems with heavy signs of insect burrowing. Because of the tree position and heavy competition the trees multiple stems have a heavy lean and some cases contorted due to phototropism. The crown is stag headed and has crown die back with several branches with wilting and dead scorched leaves. Several areas of die back have signs of epicormic growth as a result of failing limbs. It is the arborists opinion that the tree has ash dieback. High likelihood of stem failure leading to wind throw, medium likelihood of branch failure.
As published by the council, reference 26/1205/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1205/TPO
- Type
- Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St Thomas
- Postcode
- EX4 1TA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Exeter
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 October 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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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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