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16 Velwell Road Exeter EX4 4LE

25/0509/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 30 May 2025

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Fig Tree in the rear garden of 16 Velwell Road, close to the brick boundary wall between 16 and 18 Velwell Road. The tree is marked "T" on the attached sketch plan. The boundary of 16 Velwell Road is marked in red on the sketch. The tree is approximately 3.5m tall, with a trunk circumference of 40cm (diameter approximately 12cm). The work requested is the complete removal of the tree, leaving the stump to rot away over time. I wish to remove the tree because its close proximity to the boundary wall risks damage to the wall and its foundations. Furthermore, the tree impedes access to the upper lawn area of the garden from the lower patio area via the steps (see attached photograph), which are the only means of accessing the lawn. Removal of the tree will have little visual impact on the area. The tree is not visible from the road, and neighbouring properties have limited views of the tree due to the high walls to the north and south and the rear fence to the east.

Received
25 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Duryard And St James
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated25 Apr
  3. Consult.23 May
  4. Target6 Jun
  5. Decided30 May

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 16 Velwell Road Exeter EX4 4LE. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the St David's conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Duryard And St James. We hold 1,347 applications in total for the EX4 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
EX4 4LE
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 April 2025
Last date for comments
23 May 2025
Target decision date
6 June 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13970259
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: St. David's
  • Article 4 direction: 2023 Article 4 Direction
  • 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, listed buildings, 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.

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