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27 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AX

25/1588/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 2 March 2026

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Part conversion of garage to a home gym including replacement roof and new doors

Received
10 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
7
Ward
Topsham
Agent
Living Space Architects
  1. Received10 Nov
  2. Validated10 Nov
  3. Consult.21 Dec
  4. Target6 Jan
  5. Decided2 Mar

Decided in 112 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 27 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AX. Exeter has handled 1,462 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 9 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the Topsham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 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 0AX
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
District
25/1589/LBC

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 November 2025
Last date for comments
21 December 2025
Target decision date
6 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Living Space Architects
Architect profile
LIVING SPACE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
18 Southernhay West Exeter EX1 1PJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
57 days

Appeal history

6003751
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 12 May 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14465306
Documents
19

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*: 27, the StrandOn this site · +7 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    10 Nov

    Part conversion of garage to a home gym including replacement roof and new doors

    This applicationApprovedFull25/1588/FUL
  2. 2025
    10 Nov

    Part conversion of the garage to a home gym including replacement roof and new doors

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/1589/LBC

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