Planning application
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park (Variation of condition 2 of 21/1676/FUL to change the surface material of the car park from grasscrete or similar to recycled plastic cell gravel).
As published by the council, reference 24/1195/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- 24/1195/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refuse Planning Permission
- Received
- 11 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 11 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Priory
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 8 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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24/1256/DIS Decided
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge condition 14 (timetable for implementation of landscape and ecology work, and details of management regime and biodiversity monitoring) of planning permission 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
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24/0993/DIS Granted
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge conditions 13 (Security Fence Design), 15 (Border Management Plan), 16 (Cycle Parking), 17 (Disabled Parking) and 18 (EV Charging Points) of planning permission 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
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24/0537/DIS Decided
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge condition 8 (tree/hedge protection scheme) of planning permission 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
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24/0504/DIS Decided
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge condition 5 (Noise Impact Assessment) of planning permission ref. 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
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24/0498/DIS Decided
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge condition 6 (Drainage) of planning permission ref. 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
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24/0409/DIS Decided
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge condition 12 (Materials) of planning permission ref. 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
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24/0365/DIS Granted
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge conditions 4 (Written Scheme of Archaeological Work), 7 (Energy and Water Efficiency Measures), 10 (Waste Audit Statement) and 11 (Asbestos and UXO Desk-top Survey) of planning permission ref. 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Oct 2024
Received by Exeter
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18 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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25/1828/DIS Decided
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road, Access To InFocus, Exeter, Devon
Discharge conditions 3a (Written Scheme of Archaeological Work), 3b (Surface Water Drainage), 3c (Energy and Water Efficiency Measures), 3d (Tree/Hedge Protection Scheme), 3e (Ecology Results/Measures), 3f (Waste Audit Statement), 3g (Asbestos/UXO Desk-top Survey), 4 (Materials Samples), 5 (Security Fence Drawings), 6 (Landscaping and Ecology Implementation/Management/Monitoring), 7 (Border Management Plan), 8 (Cycle Parking Details), 9 (Disabled Parking), 10 (EV Charging Points) and 11 (Gravel Colour/Spec) of Appeal Decision Ref. APP/Y1110/W/25/3365204 (Application Ref. 24/1195/VOC) - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park (Variation of condition 2 of 21/1676/FUL to change the surface material of the car park from grasscrete or similar to recycled plastic cell gravel).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
47 documents on file for this application
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Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge condition 5 (Noise Impact Assessment) of planning permission ref. 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
Decided Conditions 6 docs -
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge condition 6 (Drainage) of planning permission ref. 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
Decided Conditions 13 docs -
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge conditions 4 (Written Scheme of Archaeological Work), 7 (Energy and Water Efficiency Measures), 10 (Waste Audit Statement) and 11 (Asbestos and UXO Desk-top Survey) of planning permission ref. 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
Granted Conditions 17 docs -
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge condition 12 (Materials) of planning permission ref. 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
Decided Conditions 6 docs -
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road, Access To InFocus, Exeter, Devon
Discharge conditions 3a (Written Scheme of Archaeological Work), 3b (Surface Water Drainage), 3c (Energy and Water Efficiency Measures), 3d (Tree/Hedge Protection Scheme), 3e (Ecology Results/Measures), 3f (Waste Audit Statement), 3g (Asbestos/UXO Desk-top Survey), 4 (Materials Samples), 5 (Security Fence Drawings), 6 (Landscaping and Ecology Implementation/Management/Monitoring), 7 (Border Management Plan), 8 (Cycle Parking Details), 9 (Disabled Parking), 10 (EV Charging Points) and 11 (Gravel Colour/Spec) of Appeal Decision Ref. APP/Y1110/W/25/3365204 (Application Ref. 24/1195/VOC) - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park (Variation of condition 2 of 21/1676/FUL to change the surface material of the car park from grasscrete or similar to recycled plastic cell gravel).
Decided Conditions Trees 30 docsSmall domestic -
Land North East Of 371 Topsham Road Access To West Of England School Exeter
Discharge condition 14 (timetable for implementation of landscape and ecology work, and details of management regime and biodiversity monitoring) of planning permission 21/1676/FUL - Development comprising change of use to golf driving range including construction of an 8 bay and 2 training bay facility incorporating equipment store and car park.
Decided Conditions 6 docs
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