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Besley Court Retail Park Close Marsh Barton Trading Estate Exeter EX2 8GJ

26/0236/TPOWorks to Protected Trees (TPO)Awaiting decision
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Proposal

T718 - Lime Suggested Works: Clear 1m of laurel from around the stem base, prune to achieve a 2m clearance from street lamp T719 - Lime Suggested Works: Remove lowest 2m of epicormic growth, remove the lowest branch in the northwestern aspect to clear the street lamp T720 - Lime Suggested Works: Remove the lowest 2m of epicormic growth T721 - Lime Suggested Works: Pollard at 6m above ground level T723 - Lime Suggested Works: Remove hanging branch suspended over the footpath in the northeastern crown aspect Rationale: Following arboricultural assessment, these works have been proposed as part of the reasonable and responsible maintenance of these trees. See the arboricultural report for full details

Received
18 February 2026
Decision due
15 April 2026
Ward
Alphington
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Mar
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 19 March.

About this application

This is a tree application at Besley Court Retail Park Close Marsh Barton Trading Estate Exeter EX2 8GJ. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Alphington. We hold 1,270 applications in total for the EX2 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
EX2 8GJ
Application type
Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026
Last date for comments
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Dartmoor Tree Surgeons
Agent address
Axehayes Barn Clyst St Mary Exeter EX5 1GA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14711574
Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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 (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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