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40 Sweetbrier Lane Exeter Devon EX1 3AF

22/0466/PDPrior Approval - Householder ExtensionApproved
Householder

Approved on 13 May 2022

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey rear extension extending maximum 3.5m, maximum height to eaves 3.65m, maximum overall height of 3.65m.

Received
17 March 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Heavitree
Agent
Fairview Architecture Ltd
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.8 May
  4. Target28 Apr
  5. Decided13 May

Decided in 57 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 40 Sweetbrier Lane Exeter Devon EX1 3AF. Exeter has handled 454 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than Exeter's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

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

Postcode
EX1 3AF
Application type
Prior Approval - Householder Extension
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2022
Neighbour consultation start
12 April 2022
Last date for comments
8 May 2022
Target decision date
28 April 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Fairview Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
FAIRVIEW ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
1 Fairview Terrace Exeter Devon EX1 3SQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11119051
Comments
0
Documents
10

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.

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

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