5 Lower Shapter Street Topsham EX3 0AT
Approved on 26 April 2024
Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Construction of single storey rear and roof extensions and reconstruction of outbuilding.
- Received
- 20 January 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Topsham
- Agent
- In Ex Design
- ReceivedReceived20 Jan
- ValidatedValidated20 Jan
- Consult.Consultation3 Mar
- TargetTarget Date17 Mar
- DecidedDecided26 Apr
Decided in 97 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 5 Lower Shapter Street Topsham EX3 0AT. Exeter has handled 1,462 applications of this type. This one was decided in 97 days, 7 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the Topsham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications 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.
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
- EX3 0AT
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 January 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 3 March 2024
- Consultation end
- 3 March 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 7 February 2024
- Last date for comments
- 3 March 2024
- Target decision date
- 17 March 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- In Ex Design
- Agent address
- Studio @ Greys Orchard Close Lympstone EX8 5LA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 57 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 8 February 2024
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Topsham
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, 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
- 202420 Jan
Construction of single storey rear and roof extensions and reconstruction of outbuilding.
This applicationApprovedFull24/0080/FUL - 202420 Jan
Internal and external alterations including construction of single storey rear and roof extensions…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside24/0081/LBC
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 Mar
Removal of the existing modern brick boundary wall and creation of one off-street parking space. Installation…
RefusedListed building consent26/0323/LBC - 202424 May
Demolition of existing low front boundary wall, convert the front area to cobbling for off street parking and…
RefusedListed building consent24/0570/LBC
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