40 Fore Street Heavitree EX1 2QL
Approved on 24 March 2025
Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from takeaway (sui generis) to Commercial, Business and Service (Class E), change of use of upper floors from ancillary flat to House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4), plus kitchen on ground floor, and alterations to shopfront
- Received
- 18 December 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Heavitree
- Agent
- TFQ Architects
- ReceivedReceived18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated20 Feb
- Consult.Consultation23 Mar
- TargetTarget Date18 Apr
- DecidedDecided24 Mar
Decided in 32 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 40 Fore Street Heavitree EX1 2QL. Exeter has handled 1,462 applications of this type. This one was decided in 96 days, 7 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the Heavitree conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. 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.
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
- EX1 2QL
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 February 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 27 February 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 25 February 2025
- Last date for comments
- 23 March 2025
- Target decision date
- 18 April 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- TFQ Architects
- Agent address
- Armada House Odhams Wharf Topsham Exeter EX3 0PB United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 57 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 27 February 2025
- Site notice start
- 27 February 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Heavitree
- 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 (22)
flood storage 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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