Planning application
Land At Corner Of The Retreat Drive Topsham
Relates to 24/1245/NMA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning permission 17/1656/FUL (as varied by 24/1245/NMA) to reduce the number of dwellings from 10 to 8 by removing the top storey.
As published by the council, reference 25/1233/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1233/NMA
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 26 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Topsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 1 refused.
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25/0953/DIS Granted
Land At Corner Of The Retreat Drive Topsham
Discharge conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Archaeological Investigation), 4 (Remediation Scheme), 6 (Construction Method Statement), 7 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 8 (Materials) and 9 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 25/0139/FUL - Erection of apartment block comprising 8 no. units plus car parking, vehicular access, landscaping and all associated development.
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25/0871/DIS Granted
Land At Corner Of The Retreat Drive Topsham
Discharge condition 6 (Detailed Landscaping Scheme) and part-discharge conditions 7 (Cycle Parking) and 12 (Pedestrian/cycleway link) of planning permission 17/1656/FUL - Construction of 10 residential units, access and associated infrastructure works.
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23/1140/DIS Granted
Land At Corner Of The Retreat Drive Topsham
Discharge conditions 3 (Construction Method Statement), 4 (Waste Audit Statement), 5 (Contamination), 6 (Construction Method Statement), 7 (SAP Calculations), 8 (Acoustic Design Statement) and 9 (Air Quality Assessment) of planning permission ref. 22/0268/FUL - Build apartment block of 17 no. units, including gymnasium, car parking and cycle storage, communal space, vehicular access and all associated development.
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23/1141/DIS Granted
Land At Corner Of The Retreat Drive Topsham
Discharge conditions 8 (CEMP), 10 (SAP Calculations) and 11 (Post construction internal noise test) of planning permission ref. 21/1610/VOC - Variation of Condition 2 of App Ref: 17/1656/FUL granted 8.1.2018 to vary design of the building for 10 apartments incorporating improvements to public realm and landscaping, undercroft car parking, electric bike dock and electric car charging points.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2025
Received by Exeter
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26 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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24/1245/NMA Granted
Land At Corner Of The Retreat Drive Topsham Devon
Non-material amendment to Planning Permission Ref. 17/1656/FUL, granted on 8 January 2018, to amend layout in respect of parking provision and landscaping
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Discharge condition 6 (Detailed Landscaping Scheme) and part-discharge conditions 7 (Cycle Parking) and 12 (Pedestrian/cycleway link) of planning permission 17/1656/FUL - Construction of 10 residential units, access and associated infrastructure works.
Granted Conditions 15 docs -
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Non-material amendment to Planning Permission Ref. 17/1656/FUL, granted on 8 January 2018, to amend layout in respect of parking provision and landscaping
Granted Amendments 5 docs -
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Discharge conditions 8 (CEMP), 10 (SAP Calculations) and 11 (Post construction internal noise test) of planning permission ref. 21/1610/VOC - Variation of Condition 2 of App Ref: 17/1656/FUL granted 8.1.2018 to vary design of the building for 10 apartments incorporating improvements to public realm and landscaping, undercroft car parking, electric bike dock and electric car charging points.
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Non Material Amendment to planning permission 17/1656/FUL to amend the description of development to remove the number of residential units.
Refused Amendments 5 docs -
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Discharge conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Archaeological Investigation), 4 (Remediation Scheme), 6 (Construction Method Statement), 7 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 8 (Materials) and 9 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 25/0139/FUL - Erection of apartment block comprising 8 no. units plus car parking, vehicular access, landscaping and all associated development.
Granted Conditions 23 docsSeveral homes -
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Build apartment block of 17 no. units, including gymnasium, car parking and cycle storage, communal space, vehicular access and all associated development.
Granted Full applications 49 docsMajor scheme
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