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Land Off Spruce Close And Celia Crescent Spruce Close Exeter Devon

Refused Exeter 20/0538/OUT Outline Planning Permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Outline application for up to 93 residential dwellings (Approval sought for details of access only, with scale, layout, appearance and landscaping all reserved for future consideration) (Revised Scheme).

As published by the council, reference 20/0538/OUT

Application record

Reference
20/0538/OUT
Type
Outline Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
1 May 2020
Validated
22 May 2020
Decided
12 Oct 2021
Ward
Mincinglake And Whipton
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/0108/DIS Withdrawn

    Land Off Spruce Close And Celia Crescent, Spruce Close, Exeter, Devon

    Discharge condition 8 (Highways Details) of reserved matters approval 23/1174/RES - Approval of reserved matters of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to planning permission ref. 20/0538/OUT for the erection of 93 dwellings with associated access, drainage, open space, play area and landscaping.

    Decided 4 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2020

    Received by Exeter

  2. 22 May 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Oct 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  4. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

423 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exeter refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land Off Spruce Close And Celia Crescent Spruce Close Exeter

    26/0848/NMA Submitted 10 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to reserved matters approval 23/1174/RES to add a phasing plan to condition 1 to facilitate the phased approval of relevant conditions.

    Granted Amendments 4 docs

  • Land Off Spruce Close And Celia Crescent Spruce Close Exeter

    25/1502/DIS Submitted 24 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge condition 4 (Ash Dieback/Woodland Management Plan) of reserved matters approval 23/1174/RES - Approval of reserved matters of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to planning permission ref. 20/0538/OUT for the erection of 93 dwellings with associated access, drainage, open space, play area and landscaping.

    Granted Conditions 7 docs
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  • Land Off Spruce Close And Celia Crescent Spruce Close Exeter

    26/1374/MDO Submitted 9 Sep 2026 50 yards away

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    Request to vary S106 agreement dated 25th July 2022 (as already amended by Deeds of Variation dated 25.07.23 and 15.05.25) attached to planning consent 20/0538/OUT, in respect of the obligations relating to Affordable Housing(and related matters).

    Awaiting decision Conditions 8 docs

  • Land Off Spruce Close And Celia Crescent Spruce Close Exeter

    26/0917/DIS Submitted 19 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge condition 2 (Highways Implementation) of reserved matters approval 23/1174/RES (for Phase 1 Plots 85-93 only) - Approval of reserved matters of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to planning permission ref. 20/0538/OUT for the erection of 93 dwellings with associated access, drainage, open space, play area and landscaping.

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
    Major scheme

  • Land Off Spruce Close And Celia Crescent Spruce Close Exeter

    23/1174/RES Submitted 25 Sep 2023 50 yards away

    Approval of reserved matters of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to planning permission ref. 20/0538/OUT for the erection of 93 dwellings with associated access, drainage, open space, play area and landscaping.

    Granted Reserved matters 116 docs
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  • Land Off Spruce Close And Celia Crescent Spruce Close Exeter

    24/1177/SUT Submitted 9 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Consultation request (section 8(3) of the Water Industry Act 1991) on proposal to grant a variation of appointment to permit Icosa Water Services Limited to become the water and sewerage company for the Site.

    Granted Outline 1 doc

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