61A Fore Street Heavitree EX1 2RJ
Approved on 19 June 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Required and GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of first floor storage space ancillary to the ground floor retail use (Class E) to a 1-bedroom apartment (Class C3).
- Received
- 12 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Heavitree
- Agent
- Pegasus Planning Group Ltd
- ReceivedReceived12 Feb
- ValidatedValidated12 Feb
- Consult.Consultation12 Apr
- TargetTarget Date10 Apr
- DecidedDecided19 Jun
Decided in 127 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at 61A Fore Street Heavitree EX1 2RJ. Exeter has handled 454 applications of this type. This one was decided in 127 days, 11 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the Heavitree conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.
88% of outline 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 2RJ
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Comm to Dwell (E to C3)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 12 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 10 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Pegasus Planning Group Ltd
- Architect profile
- PEGASUS PLANNING GROUP LIMITED
- Agent address
- First Floor, South Wing Equinox North, Great Park Road Almondsbury Bristol BS32 4QL United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 57 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14677380
- Documents
- 10
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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Change of use of first floor storage space ancillary to the ground floor retail use (Class E) to a 1-bedroom…
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