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86 Fore Street Topsham EX3 0HQ

Granted Exeter 25/1236/PDCD Prior Approval - Comm to Dwell (E to C3)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor cafe (Class E) to residential (Class C3) and amalgamate with the apartment above to create a single dwelling house.

As published by the council, reference 25/1236/PDCD

Application record

Reference
25/1236/PDCD
Type
Prior Approval - Comm to Dwell (E to C3)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
Received
11 Sep 2025
Validated
16 Sep 2025
Decided
10 Nov 2025
Ward
Topsham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX3 0HQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2025

    Received by Exeter

  2. 16 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

GJR Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 10 November 2025, 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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