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5 High Croft Exeter EX4 4JQ

Refused Exeter 23/0847/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Replacement of two existing clear glazed Velux windows by a dormer window with obscure glazing up to 1.7m above the floor, and having openable escape windows no more than 1.1m above the floor as required by Exeter City Council's Building Control Department. Significant upgrades to the insulation of the affected room. Replacement of a ceiling affected by bomb damage in February 2021.

As published by the council, reference 23/0847/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/0847/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
6 Jul 2023
Validated
6 Jul 2023
Decided
13 Oct 2023
Ward
Duryard And St James
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX4 4JQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 23/0842/FUL Withdrawn

    5 High Croft Exeter EX4 4JQ

    Replacement of two existing Velux windows by a dormer window. Significant upgrades to the insulation of the affected room. Replacement of a ceiling affected by bomb damage in February 2021.

    Decided 14 Jul 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jul 2023

    Received by Exeter

  2. 13 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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18 documents on file for this application

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