County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

This site has had 7 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/1356/CAT Awaiting decision

  County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) which has a large cavity located within the main crown with dead wood thought and chicken of the wood fungus at around 1.6-1.7 m from ground level. to be Sectional felled/ dismantled due to a main entrance into County hall ground meaning prolonged dwell time car parking adjacent and footpaths underneath.

  Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
• 25/1786/LBC Granted

  County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  Installation of emergency access door from the reception area to the loading bay.

  Decided 25 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 25/1475/CAT Granted

  County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  T1 Elm sec fell/ dismantle, T2 Silver birch sec fell/ dismantle, T3 Rowan sec fell/ dismantle, T4 Elm sec fell/ dismantle, T5 Whitebeam remove deadwood over target, T6 Acer ( Norway crimson king) sec fell/ dismantle, T7 Holly sec fell/ dismantle, T8 Robinia (Black locust tree) remove dead wood.

  Decided 4 Dec 2025 Trees
• 24/1193/LBC Withdrawn

  County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  Installation of replacement projector screen to the Daw committee room

  Decided 12 Feb 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
• 23/0947/CAT Granted

  County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  T1 ELM-EDTC12113-1 Quercus Lucombeana, Lucombe Oak Crown Lift to 2.4 metres over target. T2 ELM-EDTC12113-2 Quercus robur, English Oak Crown declining year on year, dysfunction indicated with acoustic sounding. create 10 metre monolith.

  Decided 4 Oct 2023 Trees
• 21/1335/CAT Granted

  County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  T1 Oak Quercus robur over exposed limbs to the East. cracking in stem over highway. reduce by 2.5 metres and remove defective limb

  Decided 12 Oct 2021 Trees

1. 31 Jan 2024

   Received by Exeter

2. 12 Feb 2024

   Decision issued: Withdrawn Returned (unlikely to be det.)

3. 20 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The applicant withdrew this application before Exeter decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  21/1335/CAT Submitted 25 Aug 2021 50 yards away

  T1 Oak Quercus robur over exposed limbs to the East. cracking in stem over highway. reduce by 2.5 metres and remove defective limb

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  23/0947/CAT Submitted 27 Jul 2023 50 yards away

  T1 ELM-EDTC12113-1 Quercus Lucombeana, Lucombe Oak Crown Lift to 2.4 metres over target. T2 ELM-EDTC12113-2 Quercus robur, English Oak Crown declining year on year, dysfunction indicated with acoustic sounding. create 10 metre monolith.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  24/1193/LBC Submitted 11 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Installation of replacement projector screen to the Daw committee room

  Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs

• County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  25/1786/LBC Submitted 16 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Installation of emergency access door from the reception area to the loading bay.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

• County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

  25/1475/CAT Submitted 21 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  T1 Elm sec fell/ dismantle, T2 Silver birch sec fell/ dismantle, T3 Rowan sec fell/ dismantle, T4 Elm sec fell/ dismantle, T5 Whitebeam remove deadwood over target, T6 Acer ( Norway crimson king) sec fell/ dismantle, T7 Holly sec fell/ dismantle, T8 Robinia (Black locust tree) remove dead wood.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 24 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PW

  26/0110/CAT Submitted 23 Jan 2026 150 yards away

  T1- Cedrus atlantica to prune back 2 of the lower limbs on the SW side if the tree by 4m so they are back in line with the crown, as they have over extended the crown and becoming large lever arms. T2 Sycamore to dismantle down to ground level the small sycamore in corner of the garden as it is growing out of the laurel hedge and looks like it has been pruned poorly in the past

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 26/1484/CAT Awaiting decision

  1 Longacres Exeter EX2 4LW

  Magnolia Tree adjacent to wall adjoining the Old Rectory in Matford Lane. The magnolia is to be reduced by appoximately 5 metres to the level of the previous reduction. The neighbours in the adjoining property, The Old Rectory in Matford Lane, are supportive of the proposal. Ginko Tree next to and damaging the ancient cob wall between 1 Long Acres and the properties in Wayland Avenue. The Ginko is to be cut down to a height of between 1 and 2 metres to hopefully enable it to regrow but pruned regularly on the wall side of the trunk to train it away from the wall.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/1479/TPO Awaiting decision

  Lucombe Court Stadium Way Exeter EX4 6JX

  T1 - Oak - Reduce the canopy by approximately 3-4m on all aspects. This work will be carried out under a road closure for one of the working days. Remove the self-set holly, oak and buddleia to near ground level. Please see supporting subsidence tree report regarding damage to the structure supplied by our client

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/1474/CAT Awaiting decision

  27 St Leonards Road Exeter EX2 4LA

  T1 Beech. Remove first four branches growing across kitchen window. Cut back from building to give 2m clearance.

  Received 4 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/1342/CAT Granted

  25 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL

  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

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/1161/TPO Refused

  19 Falkland Close Exeter EX4 5EZ

  Oak tree on no mans land embankment which over looks garden of 18 Falkland Close, Exeter, EX4 5EZ. It has a large branch overhanging our garden. Tree surgeon Mitchell Tree Surgery has visited site and advised it needs to be removed. He says it is a large overhanging heavy limb which could cause considerable damage. Last year a large branch from a neighbouring oak next to It came down in a storm and caused damage. Our neighbours in number 18 and ourselves are concerned about this particular branch we wish to report to be removed. The tree itself has grown to 60 foot plus range and we all feel our houses are at risk. Sketch plan attached

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Trees