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19 - 20 Howell Road Exeter EX4 4LG

26/0209/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 12 March 2026

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

We had a Ash tree cut down in nov 2019, all the way down to the stump and had it ground down, we would like to grind this down further and try to kill the roof off, as this root is running under ours, and our neighbours garage, we would like to grind down a further 100-200mm off the stump as it also has become a trip hazard at night. We have consulted with a local arborist who can do this for us with the correct machinery, this will be done at the same time as the pruning of our apple tree we have just had approval.

Received
14 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Duryard And St James
Agent
Phil smith construction ltd
  1. Received14 Feb
  2. Validated14 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target28 Mar
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 26 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 19 - 20 Howell Road Exeter EX4 4LG. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the St David's conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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 4LG
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 February 2026
Last date for comments
12 March 2026
Target decision date
28 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Phil smith construction ltd
Agent address
7 Orchard close Crediton EX172FB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14704924
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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