Land At Corner Of The Retreat Drive Topsham Devon
Approved on 14 January 2022
Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 of App Ref: 17/1656/FUL granted 8.1.2018 to vary design of the building for 10 apartments incorporating improvements to public realm and landscaping, undercroft car parking, electric bike dock and electric car charging points.
- Received
- 18 October 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 7
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Topsham
- ReceivedReceived18 Oct
- ValidatedValidated18 Oct
- Consult.Consultation28 Nov
- TargetTarget Date18 Jan
- DecidedDecided14 Jan
Decided in 88 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at Land At Corner Of The Retreat Drive Topsham Devon. Exeter has handled 374 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 6 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across Topsham. We hold 1,175 applications in total for the EX3 postcode area.
94% of conditions 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
- EX3 0FB
- Application type
- Variation of Condition
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 10
- District
- 17/1656/FUL
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 October 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 4 November 2021
- Neighbour consultation start
- 2 November 2021
- Last date for comments
- 28 November 2021
- Target decision date
- 18 January 2022
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 92 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 November 2021
- Site notice start
- 4 November 2021
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-10308810
- Documents
- 15
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (23)
flood storage areas, conservation 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
- 202313 Sep
Discharge conditions 8 (CEMP), 10 (SAP Calculations) and 11 (Post construction internal noise test) of…
Condition(s) Partially ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/1141/DIS - 202118 Oct
Variation of Condition 2 of App Ref: 17/1656/FUL
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)21/1610/VOC
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202513 Oct
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 17/1656/FUL
RefusedNon-material amendment25/1425/NMA - 202510 Sep
Non-material amendment to planning permission 17/1656/FUL
RefusedNon-material amendment25/1233/NMA - 202418 Dec
Discharge conditions 4 (Materials) and 6 (Detailed Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 17/1656/FUL
Split DecisionDischarge of conditions24/1515/DIS - 202421 Oct
Non-material amendment to Planning Permission Ref. 17/1656/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment24/1245/NMA
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