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St Matthews Church Hall Lower Summerlands Exeter EX1 2LJ

Granted Exeter 26/0423/FUL Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Provision of new main entrance and wheelchair accessible path, with ancillary associated works at the Church Hall.

As published by the council, reference 26/0423/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/0423/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Decided
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Newtown And St Leonards
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX1 2LJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

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

  • 26/1052/DIS Granted

    St Matthews Church Hall Lower Summerlands Exeter EX1 2LJ

    Discharge condition 3 (Pre-commencement) of the previously approved 26/0423/FUL

    Decided 4 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 24/0708/CAT Split decision

    St Matthews Church Hall Lower Summerlands Exeter EX1 2LJ

    T5 Lime top corner of hall field. Crown raise 5 meters above the road and a 2 meter overall reduction. T4 Large Red Oak. 3-4m/ 30% overall reduction to reduce the very long weighted branches over-hanging the road and foot path. T3 Sycamore, next to second gate. Re-pollarded to reduce the chance of limb failure next to footpath and building. T2 Lime between the two gates. Re-pollarded to reduce the risk of limb failure next to footpath and building. T1 Lime by corner of car park and building. Re-pollarded to reduce the risk of limb failure next to footpath and building.

    Decided 24 Jul 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Received by Exeter

  2. 7 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/1052/DIS Granted

    St Matthews Church Hall Lower Summerlands Exeter EX1 2LJ

    Discharge condition 3 (Pre-commencement) of the previously approved 26/0423/FUL

    Decided 4 Sep 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

KF Architects Agent, an architecture practice

7 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 1 June 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.

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  • St Matthews Church Hall Lower Summerlands Exeter EX1 2LJ

    24/0708/CAT Submitted 21 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    T5 Lime top corner of hall field. Crown raise 5 meters above the road and a 2 meter overall reduction. T4 Large Red Oak. 3-4m/ 30% overall reduction to reduce the very long weighted branches over-hanging the road and foot path. T3 Sycamore, next to second gate. Re-pollarded to reduce the chance of limb failure next to footpath and building. T2 Lime between the two gates. Re-pollarded to reduce the risk of limb failure next to footpath and building. T1 Lime by corner of car park and building. Re-pollarded to reduce the risk of limb failure next to footpath and building.

    Split decision Trees 4 docs

  • 4 Lower Summerlands Exeter EX1 2LJ

    23/1494/CAT Submitted 7 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    7/12/2023T1. 1x Holly - Trim all sides back as hard as possible to contain shape. Reduce in height by approximately 4-6 feet. T2. 1 x Apple - Re pollard to historic points at approximately 5m above ground level. JUSTIFICATION - Routine pruning works.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • St Matthews Church Lower Summerlands Exeter EX1 2LJ

    23/1415/DIS Submitted 21 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    Photos of material samples

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • St Matthews Church Hall Lower Summerlands Exeter EX1 2LJ

    26/1052/DIS Submitted 14 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge condition 3 (Pre-commencement) of the previously approved 26/0423/FUL

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

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