Land At Rowancroft Fore Street Heavitree Exeter EX1 2QQ
Refused on 31 July 2006
Council decision: Refuse Planning PermissionPlanning committee
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Proposal
Development to provide 87 self-contained flats for students in 3/4 storey blocks, alteration to parking layout, pedestrian access to highway and associated works
- Received
- 27 April 2006
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Heavitree
- Agent
- SMC Penrose Architects Ltd
- ReceivedReceived27 Apr
- ValidatedValidated19 May
- Consult.Consultation15 Jun
- TargetTarget Date18 Aug
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 73 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land At Rowancroft Fore Street Heavitree Exeter EX1 2QQ. Exeter has handled 1,462 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 7 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the Heavitree conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Heavitree. We hold 829 applications in total for the EX1 postcode area.
85% of full applications at Exeter City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- EX1 2QQ
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 87
- District
- 05/1800/03
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 May 2006
- Consultation expiry
- 25 May 2006
- Neighbour consultation start
- 24 May 2006
- Last date for comments
- 15 June 2006
- Target decision date
- 18 August 2006
- Committee meeting
- 24 July 2006
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SMC Penrose Architects Ltd
- Agent address
- The Park House 13 Queens Terrace Exeter
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 25 May 2006
- Site notice start
- 25 May 2006
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Heavitree+1 more
- Brownfield land register: 47 Homefield Road, Exeter, EX1 2QRRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 200910 Jun
The felling of four trees and the pruning of one treeTree no. Species WorksT1-3 Conifer FellT4 Larch FellT5…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area09/3010/CAT - 200721 Feb
Development to provide 62 self-contained flats for students in 3 storey blocks, alteration to parking layout…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission07/0424/FUL - 200517 Nov
Development to provide 117 self-contained flats for students in 3/4 storey blocks, parking, access to highway…
RefusedFull Planning Permission05/1800/FUL
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