Planning application
Land At The Corner Of Retreat Drive, Topsham
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 to amend the description of development to remove the number of residential units.
As published by the council, reference 25/1425/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1425/NMA
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 10 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Topsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Exeter
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10 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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26 Jul 2026
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Black Box Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Gloucester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Exeter refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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