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40 Alphington Road Exeter EX2 8HS

26/1113/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T001 Elder - A full crown reduction of approximately 1.0-1.5 metres to reduce overall crown dimensions while maintaining a balanced and natural form. T002 Acer - Reduce and reshape the Acer crown by up to 0.5-1.0m on selected branch extremities to maintain a balanced natural form, undertake a light crown thin (approximately 10-15%) to remove congested and crossing branches, and carry out a minor crown lift where required to provide clearance beneath the canopy

Received
24 July 2026
Ward
St Thomas
  1. Received24 Jul
  2. Validated24 Jul
  3. Consult.20 Aug
  4. Target4 Sep
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at 40 Alphington Road Exeter EX2 8HS. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Princes Square conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across St Thomas. 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 8HS
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 July 2026
Last date for comments
20 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tony Benger Landscaping
Agent address
Dalwood Hill Nursery Burrow Knap Way Dalwood Axminster EX13 7ES

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15108607
Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    12 Mar

    Discharge of condition 6 of 24/0461/FUL

    Condition(s) Fully DischargedDischarge of conditions26/0358/DIS

Source: Exeter

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