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8 St Leonards Road Exeter EX2 4LA

25/1442/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 29 October 2025

Council decision: Withdrawn by Applicant

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Proposal

Consent is requested for works to cut back the Magnolia tree marked on the plan. Prior to works (with permission) carried out to the Yew Tree which is subject to a TPO, this tree was forced to grow in a very lopsidded manner (see photos provided). This tree sits near the right hand side boundary fence with No 10 and has become rather large given its location. We with to cut it back by a maximun if 2.5m on the advice of the contractors we used to cut back the Yew Tree. This is to allow it to grow in a more balanced way and to remove over crowded branches. We expect this will help with the health and aeastghetic of this tree. Consent has previoulsy been obtained to cut back Magnolia trees located within the boundary of our other neighbours at no 6. We would emply suitable contractors to carry out this work at an appropriate time of the year.

Received
15 October 2025
Ward
Newtown And St Leonards
  1. Received15 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.9 Nov
  4. Target26 Nov
  5. Decided29 Oct

Decided in 14 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 8 St Leonards Road Exeter EX2 4LA. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 14 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the St Leonards conservation area, with 12 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 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 4LA
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2025
Last date for comments
9 November 2025
Target decision date
26 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14412265
Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St Leonards
  • Listed building: Grade II: 6, St Leonard'S RoadOn or next to this site · +1 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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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