Planning application
25/1278/VOC
18 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PW
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning application 24/1499/FUL (Demolition of bungalow and creation of a 2-storey, 4-bedroom detached house with integral garage), approved 03 Jun 2025, to install photovoltaic panels to the east and west facing roofs, and install a 1 metre high brick wall within the front garden
As published by the council, reference 25/1278/VOC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2025
Received by Exeter
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24 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/1437/DIS Granted
18 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PW
Discharge of Conditions 3 (external materials), 6 (landscaping) and 8 (wildlife habitats) of planning permission 25/1278/VOC (Demolition of bungalow and creation of a 2-storey, 4-bedroom detached house with integral garage) approved 20/11/2025.
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25/1484/CAT Granted
14 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PW
Copper Beech - T1 - situated at bottom (SW) end of garden of 14 Matford Avenue. Proposed works: Canopy reduction of 1.5 - 2m. (leaving a remaining canopy width of 8-10m and canopy height of 14 - 15.5m) Justification for works- The works are proposed to allow more natural light into the property and neighbouring gardens and to prevent the tree from obstructing views. The pruning will be carried out in line with good arboricultural practice, maintaining the trees health, form, and amenity value while keeping it at a suitable size for its setting. The tree has previously been reduced by 25% and recovered very well.
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26/0110/CAT Granted
24 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PW
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
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25/1116/CAT Granted
10 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PP
T1 (Ash) & T2 (Ash) - re-pollard both trees to existing pollard points removing approximately 2m-3m of growth. Works to allow more light onto surrounding smaller trees and shrubs.
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25/1709/TPO Granted
13 Leighdene Close Exeter EX2 4PN
T38 Norway maple - To carry out thinning works throughout the crown of the tree up to 20% by removing crossing , rubbing, duplicated and any significant deadwood. - To remove the lowest primary lateral branch growing towards the house which is aprox. 25cm in width. The reason for carrying out the works is allow more dappled light on the garden in summer.
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25/1454/CAT Granted
25 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL
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.
Other amendments applications
In Exeter
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26/0957/VOC Granted
5 Petersfield Pinn Hill Pinhoe Exeter EX1 3BN
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) for 23/1105/FUL which had granted permission for a Two-storey dwelling with associated driveway, parking and landscaping. Variation seeks changes to approved windows
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26/1120/CONR Awaiting decision
60 Magdalen Road Exeter EX2 4TN
Variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 26/0532/FUL, granted 15th July 2026.
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26/0807/CONR Refused
Chapel Platt Surgery 19 Fore Street Topsham EX3 0HE
Removal of Condition 3 on Planning Ref. 26/0207/FUL, granted 1 June 2026, restricting the approved use to an operational period of 1 year
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26/1070/VOC Awaiting decision
Orchid Place Topsham Road Exeter
Variation of Condition 14 of Planning Ref. 22/0770/FUL granted on 30 May 2023 (relating to the construction of 62 retirement apartments in Category II Type Sheltered Housing) to reduce the occupancy age limit from 60 to 55 years
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26/0571/VOC Granted
The Lodge Grove Hill Topsham EX3 0EG
Application Reference Number: 24/0632/FUL Date of Decision: 27/08/2024 Variation of condition 2. Minor amendments to include the addition of a window and a change of wall cladding to match the roof.