21 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/1144/CAT Granted

  21 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL

  T1 - Ash Suggested Works: reduce height by 2-3 metres, Maximum Diameter of Cuts (MDC) 50mm. Reduce western aspect by 3 metres, MDC 75mm. Reduce northeastern and southwestern aspects by 2 metres, 50mm Crown lift above shed. Remove major hazardous deadwood. T2 - Lime Suggested Works: Reduce height and southern lateral spread by 2 metres, MDC 50mm. Prune remaining to reshape, tidy and contain. Rationale: The Ash tree is twin stemmed, the structural integrity of its basal union is in doubt. These works are necessary to reduce loading and reduce the risk posed by this tree to an acceptable level. Reduction works to the Lime are proposed as part of the reasonable maintenance of this vigorous tree.

  Decided 4 Sep 2026 Trees

1. 3 Jan 2024

   Received by Exeter

2. 30 Jan 2024

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 20 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Exeter granted permission on 30 January 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 25 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL

  26/1342/CAT Submitted 4 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

  Magnolia denudata currently approx 6 metres high, and spreading. To be shaped and slightly reduced in height Height reduction 1.5 metres Spread reduction (all round) 1 metre

  Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs

• 36 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL

  26/1368/CAT Submitted 10 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

  Plan Entitled: 36 Matford Avenue, EX2 4PL V0.01 Three Trees No.1: A mature Strawberry Tree that has several dead and unstable branches. Proposal is to remove the dead branches only. No.2: A dead Cherry Tree. Proposal is to remove. No.3: A mature Liquid Amber that drops large branches, some on the Conservatory and cars. The Liquid Amber is 32 metres high. The proposal is to reduce the height by 8 metres and shape the canopy accordingly.

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• 25 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL

  25/1454/CAT Submitted 19 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  I wish to fell and completely remove a Bramley apple tree. The tree is 20-25cm diameter at 1.5 m high. It was planted, I believe, in the 1930s, alongside the property boundary wall. It is in poor health and no longer produces good fruit (so a replacement tree was planted a few years ago, which has now reached maturity). An arborist has advised that it was a mistake to plant such a tree on a wall in the first place.

  Granted Trees 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 33 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL

  26/0384/CAT Submitted 17 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  There is a very tall evergreen Oak growing with an equally tall pittosporum on our boundary by the driveway entrance. Historically there has been no management of the oak and I now sits across Matford Road. If is caught by high vans. We had a skip delivered recently (a small one on a small skip lorry). Delivery was fine, but the collection lorry snared itself and tore off one of the lower branches. My carpenter had to saw the branch off where it had snapped. We would like to use Neil Bygrave to bring it into a better shape and away from the traffic height. His quotation states these works:- To lift the crowns of one Drive Mouth Ilex Oak and Pittosporum by 3m to reduce Pavement, Road overhang and allowing lorry access to Property Parking. This would be achieved by the removal of 6 lowest Ilex branches and 3 lowest Pittosporum branches. Prune Ilex branch ends to allow 1m gap with Phone Line. All debris from work done disposed of off site. We agreed parking on Drive for Truck and connected Chipper.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 34 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL

  24/1450/TPO Submitted 6 Dec 2024 50 yards away

  T1 English Oak (TPO'd tree) The crown of this tree extends into two gardens, 34 Matford Avenue and the neighbouring property Lindon Lodge. The suggested specification of works affecting Lindon Lodge is:Lowest southern limb, arising at 6m above ground level (AGL) remove lowest secondary branch back to source on parent limb, diameter of cut 100mm; reduce remaining tertiaries by 1.5m, MDC 25mm. Next lowest limb on southern aspect, arising at 7m AGL remove lowest secondary branch back to source on parent limb, diameter of cut 100mm; remove lowest (of three) secondary branches, diameter of cut 75mm, prune remaining tertiaries by 2m, MDC 25mm. Next adjacent limb on southern aspect prune away from property to achieve a 3m clearance, MDC 50mm. The suggested spec of works for the 34 Matford Avenue Garden is Reduce western aspect by 2m, MDC 25mm Reduce southern aspect slightly to contain and reduce loadings on potentially newly exposed limbs by 1.5m, MDC 25mm. Specification across entire canopy Crown lift to 4m above ground level, MDC 25mm Remove major hazardous deadwood T2 - Pine (Conservation Area, no TPO) Prune eastern aspect to achieve a 3m clearance from property and reduce south eastern aspect by 2m, MDC 75mm Remove major hazardous deadwood, remove old brace and install new 4t Cobra bracing system Reason for works T1 - this mature Oak tree is now in contact with Linden Lodge, suggested pruning is necessary to achieve a suitable clearance. The canopy of the Oak tree is spreading westwards towards 34 Matford Avenue, intended light pruning is to contain. The southerly pruning is to reduce any loadings on any potentially newly exposed limbs. T2 - the Pine tree is spreading towards the frontage of the property, suggested pruning is to contain. All the above listed works are considered arboriculturally appropriate and will have minimal impact on the tree's physiological processes.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 21 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL

  26/1144/CAT Submitted 30 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  T1 - Ash Suggested Works: reduce height by 2-3 metres, Maximum Diameter of Cuts (MDC) 50mm. Reduce western aspect by 3 metres, MDC 75mm. Reduce northeastern and southwestern aspects by 2 metres, 50mm Crown lift above shed. Remove major hazardous deadwood. T2 - Lime Suggested Works: Reduce height and southern lateral spread by 2 metres, MDC 50mm. Prune remaining to reshape, tidy and contain. Rationale: The Ash tree is twin stemmed, the structural integrity of its basal union is in doubt. These works are necessary to reduce loading and reduce the risk posed by this tree to an acceptable level. Reduction works to the Lime are proposed as part of the reasonable maintenance of this vigorous tree.

  Granted Trees 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/1206/TPO Granted

  87 Greyfriars Road Exeter EX4 7BS

  T1 - Sessile Oak- Remove to Ground level - Removal of the heavily suppressed sessile oak with the bark-included junction is advised to eliminate the risk associated with that structurally weak junction, reduce intra-group competition and improve spacing within the group, which will support the long-term condition of the remaining trees and help keep risk within broadly acceptable levels. T2 - Monterey Pine - It is recommended that the leaning branch from the Monterey pine that extends above the neighbouring garden is pruned back to remove the over-extended section over the adjoining property and reduce the lever arm acting on the branch union, thereby lowering the risk of branch failure into the neighbouring garden while maintaining a balanced crown where practicable this is approximately 1.5 metres in length.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/1185/TPO Granted

  Oaklands Cowick Court Exeter EX2 9FE

  H1 - Yew, reduce height by 2-3m approximately, trim garden side face to tidy and contain. Justification: This mature hedge has not been managed for a few years, the proposed works are routine arboricultural maintenance to restore the yew hedge to a manageable size while preserving the overall amenity value and structural integrity of the individual yew specimens.

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/1263/CAT Granted

  18A Old Tiverton Road Exeter EX4 6LG

  Removal of self seeded Volunteer Sycamore Tree (T1 on site plan) this is impacting the growth and viability of the Mountain Ash tree next to it (T2 on site Plan). Mountain Ash is deemed of higher value in current nature friendly garden. Useable sycamore wood will be donated to local wood turning group. Removal of lower branches on large Sycamore (T3 on Plan) to create minimum 3m clearance over footpaths on Old Tiverton Road and Stadium Way.

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/1256/CAT Granted

  The Bungalow 5 Manston Terrace Exeter EX2 4NP

  T1 - Bay - Reduce in height by 4 feet, and trim the sides to compact form. Remove basal suckers. Remove one stem pressing against the shed. T2 - Silver Birch - Reduce in height by 2.5 metres (previous growth points), and reshape the crown by 1 metre to leave a balanced form

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/1242/CAT Granted

  The Firs Elm Grove Road Topsham Exeter EX3 0EJ

  T1 - Gleditsia - Crown lift by 1 metre T2 - Ginkgo biloba - Reduce the height by 2.5 metres, and reshape all laterals by up to 1 metre, leaving a balanced form.

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Trees