Planning application
Forge Cottage Pump Street Newton St Cyres Exeter EX5 5BY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Notification of intention to thin the canopy and reduce the height of 1 Silver Birch tree within the Conservation Area by approximately 6 metres.
As published by the council, reference 26/01235/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01235/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Yeo
- Parish
- Newton St Cyres 37
- Postcode
- EX5 5BY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by Mid Devon
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Mid Devon took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Mid Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Devon decided tree works applications in a median of 41 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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