Planning application
Ivybank 45 St Davids Hill Exeter EX4 4DN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from offices (use class E) to a state funded education facility for children aged 11 to 18 with additional learning needs (use class F1).
As published by the council, reference 26/1004/PDS
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1004/PDS
- Type
- Prior Approval - State Funded Schools
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- St Davids
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 4DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/1409/CAT Granted
Ivybank 45 St Davids Hill Exeter EX4 4DN
T7 Lime - Fell to ground level. THIS IS A 5 NOTCE OF INTENT TO FELL A TREE THAT IS IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by Exeter
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Blockworks Ltd Agent
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 3 September 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Ivybank 45 St Davids Hill Exeter EX4 4DN
T7 Lime - Fell to ground level. THIS IS A 5 NOTCE OF INTENT TO FELL A TREE THAT IS IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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Granted Conditions 13 docs -
63 St Davids Hill Exeter EX4 4DG
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