Planning application
Units 18 - 19 St Thomas Centre Exeter EX4 1DG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use to convert the first floorspace (Class E) to create four self-contained residential unit (Class C).
As published by the council, reference 25/1426/PDCD
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1426/PDCD
- Type
- Prior Approval - Comm to Dwell (E to C3)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Refused
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- St Thomas
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 1DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Exeter
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20 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused
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26 Jul 2026
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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.
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