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Seabrook Orchards (Formerly Land To North Of Topsham Town AFC Ground) Topsham Road Exeter EX3

Awaiting decision Exeter 26/0303/DIS Discharge of Conditions

Works: New dwelling

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Proposal

Discharge conditions 2 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Access Point and Compound) and 5 (Drainage Details) of reserved matters approval 23/1237/RES - Reserved Matters Application (Pursuant to the Outline Planning Permission Ref. 11/1291/OUT) for the approval of the layout, scale, appearance of buildings, means of access to buildings and landscaping for Phase 3 (188 homes including affordable housing and associated infrastructure) and Seabrook Square (13 affordable apartments, a flexible community building, parking and landscape and play area).

As published by the council, reference 26/0303/DIS

Application record

Reference
26/0303/DIS
Type
Discharge of Conditions
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Topsham

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/0468/DIS Granted

    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).

    Decided 27 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 24/0877/DIS Granted

    Seabrook Orchards (Formerly Land To North Of Topsham Town AFC Ground) Topsham Road Exeter EX3

    Condition Discharge: Condition 27 (Golf Course Mitigation) of approval 11/1291/OUT

    Decided 20 Aug 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Received by Exeter

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exeter took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Exeter for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exeter decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 44 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land Known As Seabrook Orchards Phase 3 And Seabrook Square (Formerly Land To North Of Topsham Town AFC Ground) Topsham Road Exeter EX3

    23/1237/RES Submitted 19 Sep 2023 50 yards away

    Reserved Matters Application (Pursuant to the Outline Planning Permission Ref. 11/1291/OUT) for the approval of the layout, scale, appearance of buildings, means of access to buildings and landscaping for Phase 3 (188 homes including affordable housing and associated infrastructure) and Seabrook Square (13 affordable apartments, a flexible community building, parking and landscape and play area).

    Granted Reserved matters New dwelling 293 docs
  • Seabrook Orchards Exeter Topsham

    26/0130/NMA Submitted 27 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to reserved matters approval 23/1237/RES (Reserved Matters Application (Pursuant to the Outline Planning Permission Ref. 11/1291/OUT) for the approval of the layout, scale, appearance of buildings, means of access to buildings and landscaping for Phase 3 (188 homes including affordable housing and associated infrastructure) and Seabrook Square (13 affordable apartments, a flexible community building, parking and landscape and play area)) to carry out the following amendments by superseding the approved drawings under condition 1: - House types swapped throughout the phase, with parking arrangements updated and Wyatt and McArthur house types introduced. - Adelaide building has been swapped (previously Symons 541-544) - Minor amendment to alignment of north and west roads. - Boundaries of plots 602-608 now extended because of updated survey work and ecological surveys. - Porch amendments to McArthur Type B, Adelaide Type C, Dawlish Type C, Wollaton Type B, Adelaide Type C, Dawlish Type C, Wollaton Type B/Type C, Hillcott Type C.

    Granted Amendments New dwelling Extension 65 docs
    Domestic
  • Seabrook Square And Phase 3 Seabrook Orchards Topsham Road Topsham

    23/0967/SO Submitted 31 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Request for screening opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for Phase 3 and Seabrook Square.

    Decided Outline 10 docs
  • 9 Pidsley Crescent Exeter EX2 7NQ

    24/0761/FUL Submitted 4 Jul 2024 300 yards away

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 32 docs
    Small domestic
  • Seabrook Orchards (Formerly Land To North Of Topsham Town AFC Ground) Topsham Road Exeter EX3

    25/0468/DIS Submitted 17 Apr 2025 300 yards away

    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 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land At Seabrook Farm Topsham Road Exeter

    25/1517/MDO Submitted 27 Oct 2025 300 yards away

    Modification of the S106A agreement related to Outline Permission ref 11/1291/OUT (the S106 Agreement) to alter the Affordable Housing clauses

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

In Exeter

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    Yonk Asian Foods Summerland Street Exeter EX1 2AT

    Discharge condition 16 (Materials) of planning permission 23/0490/FUL - Demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a 145 bed-space co-living development (up to 6 storeys in height) and associated works (Revised Plans).

    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Conditions
  • 26/1110/DIS Split decision

    1 Higher Riverdale Exe Street Topsham EX3 0JL

    Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 of Planning Permission Ref. 25/1413/FUL, granted 11 February 2026, relating to construction management, drainage, materials, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements

    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/1439/DIS Awaiting decision

    54 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AH

    Discharge of Condition 3 on Planning Permission Ref. 26/0025/FUL and Listed Building Consent Ref. 26/0026/LBC, granted on 15 June 2026, relating to archaeological recording

    Received 24 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Conditions
  • 26/1376/DIS Granted

    14 Park Lane Exeter EX4 9HL

    Discharge of Condition 4 of Planning Permission Ref. 25/1816/FUL, granted on 05 March 2026, relating to drainage

    Received 13 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 26/1414/DIS Awaiting decision

    Apsham Grange Land On The West Side Of Clyst Road Topsham Exeter

    Part discharge condition 14 (SAP Compliance Reports for Plots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6) of planning permission 21/0894/OUT (appeal ref APP/Y1110/W/22/3296946) - Outline planning application for the construction of up to 100 dwellings and associated infrastructure (Means of access to be determined with scale, layout, appearance and landscaping reserved for future consideration).

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Conditions