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Pending26/1559/TPOSubmitted last weekTree works

Land Adjacent To Birks Grange Village Block K, Exeter University EX4 4GF (what3words: Penny.certified.handed)

1. T841 poplar in W4 of TPO - Crown lift branches overhanging area for new substation to a height of 4m above ground level, pruning back to suitable growth points (south-east side of crown). Pruning to be carried out in accordance with BS3998:2010 Tree work ? Recommendations. 2. Excavations for foundations for substation in part of Root Protection Area of T841 poplar: works to be informed by hand digging of trial trench to assess roots (north-west corner and northern boundary of substation) to a depth of 1m. Digging works to be carried out in accordance with accompanying Arboricultural Method Statement. 2 significant roots (3cm and 2m diameter) have already been found at start of hand digging works. Following completion of the construction of the foundations and substation, mitigation works to be carried out to ameliorate the soil of the remainder of the Root Protection Area of T841 poplar in the form of vertical mulch injections into soil using biochar to feed the roots. All construction works to be carried out in accordance with accompanying Arboricultural Method Statement.

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Progress

Submitted
17 Oct 2026
— completed
Validated
17 Oct 2026
— completed
Consultation
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— not yet reached
Target date
12 Dec 2026 (target)
— not yet reached
Decided
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— not yet reached

Application details

Reference
26/1559/TPO
Local authority
Exeter
Postcode
EX4 4GF
Ward
Duryard And St James
Application type
Trees
Property type
Land

Key dates

Submitted
17 Oct 2026
Validated
17 Oct 2026
Target decision
12 Dec 2026

Estimated project value

£400–£3k

Typical UK cost for this job type, at UK average rates (2026). Estimated from the proposal description — planning applications do not state build cost. Source: trade estimate.

Recently sold nearby

New owners, recently moved in. First work on a house usually follows within months of completing. 8 recent sales are listed below.

Homes here go for about £345,000 — the median of the last 7 market sales in EX4 (the wider postcode district), £160,000 to £615,000.

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