Planning application
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Modification of the S106A agreement related to Outline Permission ref 11/1291/OUT (the S106 Agreement) to alter the Affordable Housing clauses
As published by the council, reference 25/1517/MDO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1517/MDO
- Type
- Modify / Discharge Planning Obligations
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Topsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 9 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0911/DIS Awaiting decision
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
Discharge condition 16 (Archaeology) of planning permission 11/1291/OUT - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure including: primary school, community building; doctors surgery and primary healthcare facilities; local store; care home/s; two access junctions on Topsham Road, roads, parking and associated works, sports fields and pavilion; informal open space; paths and cycle routes; landscaped spaces; play spaces; play areas, orchards and allotments; 3m high landform and acoustic fence at boundary with M5; surface water attenuation features; re-alignment of the Seabrook and re-profiling of channel (all matters reserved for future consideration apart from access).
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26/0588/DIS Granted
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
Discharge condition 29 (Landscape and Habitat Management Strategy) of planning permission 11/1291/OUT - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure including: primary school, community building; doctors surgery and primary healthcare facilities; local store; care home/s; two access junctions on Topsham Road, roads, parking and associated works, sports fields and pavilion; informal open space; paths and cycle routes; landscaped spaces; play spaces; play areas, orchards and allotments; 3m high landform and acoustic fence at boundary with M5; surface water attenuation features; re-alignment of the Seabrook and re-profiling of channel (all matters reserved for future consideration apart from access).
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26/0445/DIS Awaiting decision
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
Discharge conditions 19 (Site Compound) and 20 (CEMP) of planning permission 11/1291/OUT - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure including: primary school, community building; doctors surgery and primary healthcare facilities; local store; care home/s; two access junctions on Topsham Road, roads, parking and associated works, sports fields and pavilion; informal open space; paths and cycle routes; landscaped spaces; play spaces; play areas, orchards and allotments; 3m high landform and acoustic fence at boundary with M5; surface water attenuation features; re-alignment of the Seabrook and re-profiling of channel (all matters reserved for future consideration apart from access).
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26/0278/DIS Awaiting decision
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
Discharge conditions 13 (Tree Protection), 17 (Contamination), 18 (Materials), 33 (External Noise Mitigation), 34 (Cycle Parking), 37 (Pedestrian and Cycle Links) and 38 (Sewage Disposal) of planning permission 11/1291/OUT - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure including: primary school, community building; doctors surgery and primary healthcare facilities; local store; care home/s; two access junctions on Topsham Road, roads, parking and associated works, sports fields and pavilion; informal open space; paths and cycle routes; landscaped spaces; play spaces; play areas, orchards and allotments; 3m high landform and acoustic fence at boundary with M5; surface water attenuation features; re-alignment of the Seabrook and re-profiling of channel (all matters reserved for future consideration apart from access).
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26/0235/NMA Granted
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
Non-material amendment to planning permission 18/1849/RES to change the tile handing on the first floor of Plot 350 to render.
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24/0400/NMA Granted
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
Non-material Amendment to Reserved Matters Approval ref. 18/1849/RES to update house types, change house types of Plots 338, 339, 340 and 341, and minor amendment to the layout.
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24/0390/NMA Granted
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
Non-material Amendment to Reserved Matters Approval ref. 18/1849/RES to resite Plot 390/391 2m south-west, provide a turning head adjacent to Plots 368 and 369, rehand 19 plots, change landscaping design, reorientate link path between Plots 412 and 413, and change Plot 366 Langley from 'Premium' to 'Enhanced'.
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24/0293/DIS Granted
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
Discharge conditions 8 (Power Lines - undergrounded) and 26 (Travel Plan) of planning permission ref. 11/1291/OUT - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by Exeter
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12 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Gowling WLG UK LLP Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2003 · London
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 12 February 2026, 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 condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
95% historically approved · decision due ~21 May
Discharge conditions 19 (Site Compound) and 20 (CEMP) of planning permission 11/1291/OUT - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure including: primary school, community building; doctors surgery and primary healthcare facilities; local store; care home/s; two access junctions on Topsham Road, roads, parking and associated works, sports fields and pavilion; informal open space; paths and cycle routes; landscaped spaces; play spaces; play areas, orchards and allotments; 3m high landform and acoustic fence at boundary with M5; surface water attenuation features; re-alignment of the Seabrook and re-profiling of channel (all matters reserved for future consideration apart from access).
Awaiting decision Conditions 10 docsMajor scheme -
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
95% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug
Discharge condition 16 (Archaeology) of planning permission 11/1291/OUT - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure including: primary school, community building; doctors surgery and primary healthcare facilities; local store; care home/s; two access junctions on Topsham Road, roads, parking and associated works, sports fields and pavilion; informal open space; paths and cycle routes; landscaped spaces; play spaces; play areas, orchards and allotments; 3m high landform and acoustic fence at boundary with M5; surface water attenuation features; re-alignment of the Seabrook and re-profiling of channel (all matters reserved for future consideration apart from access).
Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docsMajor scheme -
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
95% historically approved · decision due ~23 Apr
Discharge conditions 13 (Tree Protection), 17 (Contamination), 18 (Materials), 33 (External Noise Mitigation), 34 (Cycle Parking), 37 (Pedestrian and Cycle Links) and 38 (Sewage Disposal) of planning permission 11/1291/OUT - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure including: primary school, community building; doctors surgery and primary healthcare facilities; local store; care home/s; two access junctions on Topsham Road, roads, parking and associated works, sports fields and pavilion; informal open space; paths and cycle routes; landscaped spaces; play spaces; play areas, orchards and allotments; 3m high landform and acoustic fence at boundary with M5; surface water attenuation features; re-alignment of the Seabrook and re-profiling of channel (all matters reserved for future consideration apart from access).
Awaiting decision Conditions Trees 28 docsMajor scheme -
Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter
Discharge condition 29 (Landscape and Habitat Management Strategy) of planning permission 11/1291/OUT - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure including: primary school, community building; doctors surgery and primary healthcare facilities; local store; care home/s; two access junctions on Topsham Road, roads, parking and associated works, sports fields and pavilion; informal open space; paths and cycle routes; landscaped spaces; play spaces; play areas, orchards and allotments; 3m high landform and acoustic fence at boundary with M5; surface water attenuation features; re-alignment of the Seabrook and re-profiling of channel (all matters reserved for future consideration apart from access).
Granted Conditions 5 docsMajor scheme -
Seabrook Orchards (Formerly Land To North Of Topsham Town AFC Ground) Topsham Road Exeter EX3
Part-discharge conditions 13 (Tree Protection Plan), 17 (Contamination), 18 (Materials), 19 (Site Compound), 20 (CEMP) and 33 (Noise Mitigation) for Seabrook Square only of planning permission 11/1291/01 - Development of up to 700 dwellings and supporting infrastructure including: primary school, community building; doctors surgery and primary healthcare facilities; local store; care home/s; two access junctions on Topsham Road, roads, parking and associated works, sports fields and pavilion; informal open space; paths and cycle routes; landscaped spaces; play spaces; play areas, orchards and allotments; 3m high landform and acoustic fence at boundary with M5; surface water attenuation features; re-alignment of the Seabrook and re-profiling of channel (all matters reserved for future consideration apart from access).
Granted Conditions Trees 22 docsMajor scheme -
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