14 St Leonards Road Exeter EX2 4LA Data via plota.co.uk

Pending Consideration 26/1601/CAT
Trees & landscaping
Council
Exeter 3.2/10
Date received
around 23 Oct 2026
Date validated
23 Oct 2026
Postcode
EX2 4LA

Description

T1 Fastigiate Beech. Trim by up to 2m height and trim sides to shape. T2 Birch. Remove new growths to previous pruning points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 22 Nov 2026, from Exeter's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Exeter usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 30.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
229decided 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 →

Site constraints 4

24 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 20 and 22 St Leonard's Road, Grade II, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 22 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
St Leonards 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.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Exeter built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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