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Unit 10 To 12 Kestrel Business Park Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7JS

26/0243/TPOWorks to Protected Trees (TPO)Awaiting decision
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Proposal

Grey Poplar T1 Justification The crown hangs low over the compound and is beginning to obstruct the use of the machinery, as well limiting access to high sided vehicles. There is also some epicormic growth on the main stem which is also beginning to become an obstruction. It overhangs the compound and several machines and pieces of equipment essential to the operation of the business, as well as the operatives. There are several hyperextended lateral branches throughout the crown. This is most apparent in the western aspect, where the branches are disproportionately long. Such as the species profile, the likelihood of failure from a large lateral branch is moderate. Specification of works ? Remove the epicormic growth from the main stem with a 100mm maximum cut diameter. ? Crown raise to 5.5m above ground level on the western aspect by removing the lowest four branches with a 125mm maximum cut diameter. ? Reduce the side of the remaining western crown aspect by 4m with a 125mm maximum cut diameter. ? Reduce the side of the rest of the crown 2-3m with a 100mm maximum cut diameter to maintain some crown symmetry, target branches that extend beyond the general crown profile.

Received
19 February 2026
Decision due
16 April 2026
Ward
St Loyes
Agent
JMW Arboriculture Ltd
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Mar
  4. Target16 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Unit 10 To 12 Kestrel Business Park Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7JS. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across St Loyes. We hold 1,270 applications in total for the EX2 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
EX2 7JS
Application type
Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 February 2026
Last date for comments
19 March 2026
Decision issued
9 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
JMW Arboriculture Ltd
Agent address
39 Dunsford Road Exeter EX4 1LQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Decision
Split Decision
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14719710
Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (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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© 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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