St Thomas Pleasure Ground Cowick Street Exeter

1. 25 Aug 2026

   Received by Exeter

2. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 20 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.

This application is with Exeter for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

• St Thomas Pleasure Ground Cowick Street Exeter

  26/0800/CAT Submitted 2 Jun 2026 10m away

  83001 - Crown <1m from building Target prune southern aspect of crown to achieve >2m clearance from building. Remove arising debris 83002 - Crown <1m from building Target prune southern aspect of crown to achieve >2m clearance from building. Remove arising debris 83003 - Crown <1m from building Target prune southern aspect of crown to achieve >2m clearance from building. Remove arising debris

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Carousel Court Cowick Street Exeter Devon EX4 1AB

  19/1571/CAT Submitted 11 Nov 2019 46m away

  Row 1, birch and crab apple - reduce by 1 - 2m and re-shape to leave a natural form. T1 and T2, birch - reduce and re-shape by approximately 1m to leave a natural form.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• Carousel Court Cowick Street Exeter Devon EX4 1AB

  21/1117/CAT Submitted 15 Jul 2021 46m away

  Silver Birch along northern boundary of Carousel Court (circled in green on site plan) is lifting up tarmac path, creating trip hazard for residents who are all elderly. Path is a designated fire exit route from Fire Escape to front of building. Works proposed are to dig up tarmac and substrate, remove roots under pathway, replace path. Crown reduction of tree to equal diameter of root removal, will hopefully result in tree survival. in the event however of tree death, the tree will be removed.

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• Carousel Court Cowick Street Exeter Devon EX4 1AB

  21/1077/CAT Submitted 7 Jul 2021 46m away

  T1, cherry crown lift over path and lane to clear 3m. T2, cherry dismantle and fell. T3, remove branch rubbing on pergola.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• St Thomas Pleasure Ground Cowick Street Exeter

  26/1172/CAT Submitted 27 Jul 2026 79m away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  Job 83253 - St Thomas Pleasure Ground Description - Major deadwood in canopy over footpath. Crown maintain 3 op hrs priority 3 Job 83254 - St Thomas Pleasure Ground Description - Canopy low over footpath. Crown lift >2.4m all round. 2 ops hrs Priority 3 Job 83255 - St Thomas Pleasure Ground Description - Major deadwood and captive snapped branches over main footpath. Crown maintain removing deadwood and captive branch from over footpath. 4 op hrs priority 3 Job 83256 - St Thomas Pleasure Ground Description - Major deadwood over footpath. Crown maintain 2 op hrs priority 3 Job 83257 - St Thomas Pleasure Ground Description - Contains major deadwood and low over footpath. Crown maintain and lift >2.4m over path. 4 op hrs priority 3 Job 83258 - St Thomas Pleasure Ground Description - Large mature thuja low over path and interferring with building and walls. Crown lift over path (>2.4m), buildings and wall giving (>2m) clearance. 6 op hours priority 3. Job 83259 - St Thomas Pleasure Ground Description - Low canopy on lime. Crown lift over path >2.4m. 2 op hrs priority 3. Mature Robinia containing major dead wood over footpath. Crown maintain 4 op hrs priority 3

  Awaiting decision Trees 1 doc

• 140 Cowick Street Exeter EX4 1HS

  24/0924/FUL Submitted 13 Aug 2024 105m away

  Change of use from offices to a mixed use of offices (Sui Generis), meeting place for local community and public worship and religious instruction, demolition of existing rear extension and erection of new rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 20 docs

• 26/1332/CAT Awaiting decision

  8 Marlborough Road Exeter EX2 4TJ

  T1 - Contorted Willow - Reduce in height by 2.5 metres, and reshape the crown by 0.5-1 metre, leaving a balanced form.

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/1319/CAT Awaiting decision

  Stoneycombe Matford Road Exeter EX2 4PE

  Please see Plan attached. This plan was submitted with a similar application on 7 October 2020. T 1 was felled in 2020. T2 and T3 were pollarded. T2 and T3 require pollarding again because of their proximity to the house. See detail on plan.) T3 is already touching the house and over the roof.

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/1311/CAT Awaiting decision

  11 Devonshire Place Exeter EX4 6JA

  The tree is a Cypress tree located at the front of 11 Devonshire place, to the right hand side when looking at the house. We would like to replace the tree with a native tree species - either a rowan or a cherry - in order to provide flowers for pollinators in the spring/summer and food for birds in the winter. We would like to do the removal in late (~Nov) 2026, well after the bird breeding season, in order to plant the new tree in early 2027 after the last frosts. The tree itself sits at the boundary of a conservation area.

  30 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/1312/CAT Awaiting decision

  11 Devonshire Place Exeter EX4 6JA

  The tree is a silver birch. We would like to carry out "crown reduction" reducing the height of the tree from ~10m to ~7m. Similarly, we would like to reduce the spread of the crown at the rear to reduce the amount of overhang with our rear neighbours. We will keep the left-right spread similar, only carrying out "crown thinning" in this respect to ensure the tree does not block too much light from our neighbours' gardens and our own.

  30 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/1291/CAT Awaiting decision

  Electricity Distribution Site Parkfield Road Topsham

  Mixture of bay and cherry large shrubs to remove, which have become overgrown in the contained area next to the electricity sub station. We have removed what we can so far, but need approval to remove the rest, as they are around 5 inches at waist height. Plan to remove fully as no remedial value where they are located. Approx 20 stems to remove WHAT3WORDS is stow.poetic.skills

  26 Aug 2026 Trees