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Land Adjacent To Newcourt Road Topsham Devon

21/1940/OUTOutline Planning PermissionApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 20 July 2023

Council decision: PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline planning application for demolition of existing structures and construction of up to 30 no. residential units and associated infrastructure (Means of access to be determined with scale, layout, appearance and landscaping reserved for future consideration).

Received
20 December 2021
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
85
Ward
Topsham
Agent
Heynes Planning Ltd
  1. Received20 Dec
  2. Validated20 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Mar
  4. Target22 Mar
  5. Decided20 Jul

Decided in 577 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Land Adjacent To Newcourt Road Topsham Devon. Exeter has handled 454 applications of this type. This one was decided in 577 days, 75 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across Topsham.

88% of outline 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

Application type
Outline Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
30
District
CONSULTATION EMAIL APP

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 December 2021
Consultation expiry
20 January 2022
Neighbour consultation start
9 February 2023
Last date for comments
5 March 2023
Target decision date
22 March 2022
Committee meeting
20 February 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Heynes Planning Ltd
Agent address
20 Western Road Launceston PL15 7BA

Planning decision

Statutory period
92 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 January 2022
Site notice start
20 January 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10353780
Documents
95

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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