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34 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AY

24/0599/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 8 August 2025

Council decision: Refuse Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

External works to the verandah, internal works, alterations, and structural repairs throughout, and works associated with conversion of the Coach House to an annexe.

Received
30 May 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Topsham
Agent
Avalon Planning
  1. Received30 May
  2. Validated30 May
  3. Consult.7 Jul
  4. Target26 Jul
  5. Decided8 Aug

Decided in 435 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for an outbuilding at 34 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AY. Exeter has handled 374 applications of this type. This one was decided in 435 days, 55 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the Topsham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

83% of heritage 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 0AY
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 May 2024
Consultation expiry
13 June 2024
Neighbour consultation start
10 June 2024
Last date for comments
7 July 2024
Target decision date
26 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Avalon Planning
Agent address
The Generator Kings Wharf Exeter EX2 4AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
57 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 June 2024
Site notice start
13 June 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13103629
Documents
88

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Topsham
  • Listed building: Grade II*: 34, the StrandOn this site · +3 more

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.

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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© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Jul

    Works to reinstate fabric, repair house and renovation of the Coach House annex

    PendingListed building consent26/1069/LBC
  2. 2021
    11 Nov

    Internal remodelling, removal of workshop outbuilding, relocate back door, and new swimming pool in garden.

    ApprovedListed building consent21/1737/LBC
  3. 2021
    11 Nov

    Removal of workshop outbuilding, and new swimming pool in garden.

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission21/1736/FUL
  4. 2015
    25 Nov

    T1 - Walnut - Crown raise to 2.2M and thin by 10%T2 - Mulberry - Crown reduce by 2-3M

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area15/1320/CAT
  5. 2012
    19 Dec

    Tree Species WorksT1 Walnut Thin crown by 30%T2 Mulberry Thin crown by 30%. Reduce heavy limbs overhanging…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area12/1735/CAT

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