Planning application
Seabrook Orchards (Formerly Land To North Of Topsham Town AFC Ground) Topsham Road Exeter EX3
Works: Trees Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Part-discharge conditions 13 (Tree Protection Plan), 17 (Contamination), 18 (Materials), 19 (Site Compound), 20 (CEMP) and 33 (Noise Mitigation) for Seabrook Square only of planning permission 11/1291/01 - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure including: primary school, community building; doctors surgery and primary healthcare facilities; local store; care home/s; two access junctions on Topsham Road, roads, parking and associated works, sports fields and pavilion; informal open space; paths and cycle routes; landscaped spaces; play spaces; play areas, orchards and allotments; 3m high landform and acoustic fence at boundary with M5; surface water attenuation features; re-alignment of the Seabrook and re-profiling of channel (all matters reserved for future consideration apart from access).
As published by the council, reference 25/0468/DIS
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0468/DIS
- Type
- Discharge of Conditions
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Condition(s) Partially Approved
- Received
- 17 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Topsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0303/DIS Awaiting decision
Seabrook Orchards (Formerly Land To North Of Topsham Town AFC Ground) Topsham Road Exeter EX3
Discharge conditions 2 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Access Point and Compound) and 5 (Drainage Details) of reserved matters approval 23/1237/RES - Reserved Matters Application (Pursuant to the Outline Planning Permission Ref. 11/1291/OUT) for the approval of the layout, scale, appearance of buildings, means of access to buildings and landscaping for Phase 3 (188 homes including affordable housing and associated infrastructure) and Seabrook Square (13 affordable apartments, a flexible community building, parking and landscape and play area).
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24/0877/DIS Granted
Seabrook Orchards (Formerly Land To North Of Topsham Town AFC Ground) Topsham Road Exeter EX3
Condition Discharge: Condition 27 (Golf Course Mitigation) of approval 11/1291/OUT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2025
Received by Exeter
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27 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Condition(s) Partially Approved
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Exeter granted permission on 27 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About condition discharge and variation applications
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