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26 Elm Grove Road Topsham Exeter Devon EX3 0EQ

23/0461/OUTOutline Planning PermissionRefused
Outline / PiP

Proposal

1no. new dwelling (outline permission with all matters reserved except access).

Received
5 April 2023
Decided
28 July 2023 · Refuse Planning Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Topsham
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received5 Apr
  2. Validated24 Apr
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target20 Jun
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 95 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Exeter88% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at 26 Elm Grove Road Topsham Exeter Devon EX3 0EQ. Exeter has handled 440 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 114 days, 9 weeks longer than Exeter's median. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 88 applications across Topsham. We hold 1,160 applications in total for the EX3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
23/0461/OUT
Address
26 Elm Grove Road Topsham Exeter Devon EX3 0EQ
Postcode
EX3 0EQ
Local Authority
Exeter
Application Type
Outline Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Refused
Ward
Topsham

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Base Planning Consultants
Agent Address
1 Barnfield Crescent Exeter EX1 1 QT United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 April 2023
Consultation Expiry
27 April 2023
Target Decision Date
20 June 2023
Date Decided
28 July 2023
Date Validated
24 April 2023
Date Submitted
5 April 2023
Neighbour Consultation Start
25 April 2023
Last Date for Comments
21 May 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
57 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
27 April 2023

Appeal

Appeal Status
Dismissed
Appeal Result
Appeal Dismissed

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12043686
Comments
4
Documents
30
Coordinates
50.684710, -3.461672
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3331705
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 22 April 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Source: Exeter

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Planning 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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

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