Planning application
First Floor 76 Fore Street Topsham EX3 0HQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval application for change of use from commercial office (Use Class E) to 1 bed dwelling flat (C3 Use Class).
As published by the council, reference 24/0209/PDCD
Application record
- Reference
- 24/0209/PDCD
- Type
- Prior Approval - Comm to Dwell (E to C3)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 26 Feb 2024
- Validated
- 14 Mar 2024
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2024
- Ward
- Topsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX3 0HQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2024
Received by Exeter
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14 Mar 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Jun 2024
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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5 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Cullompton
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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