First Floor 76 Fore Street Topsham EX3 0HQ
Proposal
Prior approval application for change of use from commercial office (Use Class E) to 1 bed dwelling flat (C3 Use Class).
- Received
- 26 February 2024
- Decided
- 11 June 2024 · Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Topsham
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- ReceivedReceived26 Feb
- ValidatedValidated14 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 May
- DecidedDecided11 Jun
Decided in 89 days (council typically 49)
This is an outline application for a change of use at First Floor 76 Fore Street Topsham EX3 0HQ. Exeter has handled 448 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 106 days, 8 weeks longer than Exeter's median. The site is in the Topsham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Topsham. We hold 1,164 applications in total for the EX3 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
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- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Topsham
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