Planning application
86 Fore Street Topsham EX3 0HQ
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
- 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
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Exeter
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16 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
GJR Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice
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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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