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Little Johns Lodge Dunsford Road Exeter EX2 9PW

23/0796/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 3 August 2023

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

1. Poplar tree in back garden. Marked by green star on plan. We would like to trim back some of the overgrown branches which encroach on our neighbours property and may cause damage to their structure or cars. We would also like to thin the tree slightly to reduce the risk of falling branches from overgrowth. 2. Fir trees in front garden (2 pieces). Marked by red start on plan. We have been advised by the Openreach engineer to trim some of the overgrown branches which are resting on the telephone/ internet cables. There are also branches which are overhanging the road which we feel may need some maintenance and cutting back.

Received
26 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Alphington
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Aug
  5. Decided3 Aug

Decided in 38 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Little Johns Lodge Dunsford Road Exeter EX2 9PW. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 11 days quicker than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the Alphinbrook conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Alphington. We hold 1,270 applications in total for the EX2 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Exeter City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX2 9PW
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 June 2023
Target decision date
7 August 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12266247
Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Alphin Brook
  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    12 Jul

    Removal of 1 poplar tree in the back garden of the property Little Johns Lodge has 4 large trees in the back…

    WithdrawnWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area25/0922/CAT
  2. 2016
    25 Jun

    Removal of lower limb touching garage and removal of dead wood within tree

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area16/0804/CAT
  3. 2016
    30 Mar

    Works to poplar tree: cut back branches to boundary of Exe View and remove low limb touching roof of…

    WithdrawnWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area16/0426/CAT
  4. 2010
    13 Oct

    Tree no. Species WorkT1 Poplar Remove first long branch over hedge/next doors garage

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area10/3159/CAT
  5. 2008
    21 May

    Felling of 1 treeTree No. Species WorksT1 Conifer Fell

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area08/1053/CAT
  6. 2007
    5 Jul

    Detached garage/store on west boundary

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission07/1574/FUL

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