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Compass House 52 Magdalen Road Exeter EX2 4TL

25/1767/TPOWorks to Protected Trees (TPO)Approved

Approved on 30 January 2026

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

T001 Monterey cypress - Remove lowest primary NE over carpark and reduce 2nd lowest primary NE by 3m due to anticipated increased exposure. Veteran Monterey Cypress with a TPO protection. Vigour and health of the tree is good. One branch overhanging car park and road is overextended, and stress cracks are apparent due to the weight of the branch. Many branches recommended for removal remain since last inspection. Large old tear out wound on stem, roadside; acute, bark-included unions frequent; axial crack in lowest primary, east over carpark, failure foreseeable, removal required; gap in crown above 2nd lowest primary east; risk: not tolerable

Received
10 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Agent
RSK Hi-Line Ltd
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.9 Jan
  4. Target5 Feb
  5. Decided30 Jan

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Compass House 52 Magdalen Road Exeter EX2 4TL. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. The site is in the St Leonards conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. 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 4TL
Application type
Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 December 2025
Last date for comments
9 January 2026
Target decision date
5 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
RSK Hi-Line Ltd
Agent address
Brookfield Yard, Tedburn Road Whitestone Exeter EX4 2HD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
57 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14556561
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 Leonards
  • 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.

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