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26/1242/CAT - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Gleditsia - Crown lift by 1 metre T2 - Ginkgo biloba - Reduce the height by 2.5 metres, and reshape all laterals by up to 1 metre, leaving a balanced form. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Topsham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Special protection area 64 m away: Exe Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 65 m away: Exe Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Topsham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £151,000 in February 1998. Detached house, freehold.

20 February 1998£151,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Exeter
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
EX3 0EJ
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Topsham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Exe Tree Care Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, about the council's usual 30 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
193decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Exeter in the last twelve months, from validation. Exeter decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15162760
Planning Portal ref
PP-15162760
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Exeter
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#228 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Exeter is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #214 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Exeter decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #205 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #242 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #214 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #150 of 296
58%
Minor dwellings approved
31 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
40 decided
582
Total decisions
86 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use