Planning application
15 Cofton Road Marsh Barton Trading Estate Exeter EX2 8QW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from manufacturing warehouse (Class B8) to a place of worship (Class F1) and ancillary uses including cafe and soft play area
As published by the council, reference 25/1784/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1784/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refuse Planning Permission
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Alphington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX2 8QW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/1158/FUL Awaiting decision
15 Cofton Road Marsh Barton Trading Estate Exeter EX2 8QW
Change of use from warehouse (Class B8) to a mixed use comprising worship, community, training, workspace and business-related support functions, including cafe facilities (Class F1)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by Exeter
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22 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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