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83 Heavitree Road Exeter EX1 2ND

25/1387/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 November 2025

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1. Fell Elder x 1, Viburnum x 1, Ash x 1, Bay x 1 Elder stem to the western side of the south-east entrance has failed and hangs towards the public footpath - Photograph 1. Viburnum to the western side of the south-eastern entrance is of limited quality and its removal is required in the interests of prudent management - Photograph 1. Ash exhibiting Ash Dieback Disease and is adjacent the highway - Photograph 2. Bay consists of a single stem to the north of the eastern hedge line with a significant north-eastern overhang towards the neighbouring property to the east - Photograph 3. 2. Crown lift mixed species road frontage stems to highways regulations 2.4m above footpath and 4.2m above carriageway - Photograph 4. 3. Fell Bay, Viburnum, Holly, Hawthorn, Laburnum and Cotoneaster adjacent existing south-western entrance. Small, ornamental specimens of limited arboricultural or landscape value. Works to be undertaken in the interests of prudent management - Photograph 5. 4. Fell Ash x1 due to Ash Dieback Disease and Proximity to building - Photograph 6. 5. Fell Sycamore x1 due to limited quality exhibited and low safe useful life expectancy due to proximity to building - Photograph 7. 6. Crown reduce eastern laterals of Bay and Pittosporum on the western boundary in the interests of prudent management - Photograph 8. 7. Fell approximately Ash x 6 and Bay x 3 within the rear garden. Small, limited quality self-seeded trees with at least x2 damaging the fabric of the existing building - Photographs 9, 10, 11 and 12. 8. Fell Cypress x 10 located within the rear garden. The planted stems have a limited safe useful life expectancy, with the north-westernmost impacting the crown spread of good quality Oak in the north-western corner of the site - Photographs 13 and 14. It is intended that all works specified enable the retention of as much boundary screening vegetation as possible, and the primary reason for the work is to manage a neglected garden with many sel

Received
7 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Newtown And St Leonards
  1. Received7 Oct
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.9 Nov
  4. Target18 Nov
  5. Decided14 Nov

Decided in 38 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 83 Heavitree Road Exeter EX1 2ND. 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 Mont le Grand conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Newtown And St Leonards. We hold 829 applications in total for the EX1 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
EX1 2ND
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 2025
Last date for comments
9 November 2025
Target decision date
18 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Advanced Arboriculture
Agent address
Advanced Arboriculture Axehayes Barn Clyst St Mary Exeter Devon EX5 1GA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14387928
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Mont Le Grand
  • 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

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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 2026-11-03. 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.

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