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14 Howell Road Exeter EX4 4LG

26/0787/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

An old apple tree that overhangs the garden at 46 Velwell Road, EX4 4LD. Work proposed to be undertaken by a qualified arborist which is to bring the tree back into balance and shape, by removing projecting branch.

Received
2 June 2026
Ward
Duryard And St James
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated2 Jun
  3. Consult.28 Jun
  4. Target14 Jul
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at 14 Howell Road Exeter EX4 4LG. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St David's conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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
2 June 2026
Last date for comments
28 June 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14978872
Comments
0
Documents
3

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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