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The Cloisters Cathedral Close Exeter Devon EX1 1HS

21/1400/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaPermitted

Proposal

T28 Cherry - 1m reduction of long northern limb overhanging footpath & 1m reduction of long eastern limb close to Cathedral Wall, maximum diameter of cuts 50mm. T30 Elm - 2m reduction of north-western limb & 2m reduction of south-western limb, maximum diameter of cuts 100mm. Reason for works: T28 Heavily loaded limbs with weak attachments to north over footpath and east towards building. T30 Longitudinal crack within main stem, eastern aspect. Remaining long limbs to the south-west over the highway and to the north-west occupy an exposed elevation. Car parking under tree's crown.

Received
8 September 2021
Decided
28 October 2021 · Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Davids
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided28 Oct

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Exeter98% of trees applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a tree application at The Cloisters Cathedral Close Exeter Devon EX1 1HS. Exeter has handled 779 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 37 days. This one was decided in 50 days, 13 days longer than Exeter's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across St Davids. We hold 811 applications in total for the EX1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
21/1400/CAT
Address
The Cloisters Cathedral Close Exeter Devon EX1 1HS
Postcode
EX1 1HS
Local Authority
Exeter
Application Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Ward
St Davids

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Dartmoor Tree Surgeons
Agent Address
Venmore Barn Road Past Venmore Farm Woodbury EX5 1LD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
8 September 2021
Target Decision Date
20 October 2021
Date Decided
28 October 2021
Date Validated
8 September 2021
Date Submitted
8 September 2021

Planning Decision

Decision
Permitted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10198741
Comments
0
Documents
4
Coordinates
50.722210, -3.530573
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Central
  • Listed building: Grade II*: The CloistersOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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