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71 Fore Street Heavitree Exeter Devon EX1 2RJ

20/1506/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 8 March 2021

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of ground floor from bakery/cafe to dog grooming salon (Sui Generis).

Received
12 November 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Heavitree
  1. Received12 Nov
  2. Validated28 Jan
  3. Consult.28 Feb
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided8 Mar

Decided in 39 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 71 Fore Street Heavitree Exeter Devon EX1 2RJ. Exeter has handled 1,462 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 10 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the Heavitree conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 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).

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Application details

Postcode
EX1 2RJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
District
20/1507/ADV

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 January 2021
Consultation expiry
4 February 2021
Neighbour consultation start
1 February 2021
Last date for comments
28 February 2021
Target decision date
26 March 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
57 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 February 2021
Site notice start
4 February 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09241081
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Heavitree
  • 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 (22)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    12 Nov

    Change of use of ground floor from bakery/cafe to dog grooming salon (Sui Generis).

    This applicationApprovedFull20/1506/FUL
  2. 2020
    12 Nov

    Replacement signage for dog grooming salon

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside20/1507/ADV
  3. 2020
    12 Nov

    Change of use of shop outbuilding to single dwelling with ancillary works.

    WithdrawnFull Planning PermissionFiled alongside20/1510/FUL

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    18 Feb

    Change of use of shop outbuilding to residential.

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission21/0278/FUL

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