3 Melrose Avenue Exeter EX1 3FY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0242/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Proposed single storey side and rear L-shaped extension (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
15 May 2026
✓
Appeal allowed
23 Sept 2026

Refused on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 1, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Bristol). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Exeter built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £249,950 in September 2019. Semi-detached house, freehold.

12 September 2019£249,950
31 October 2016£249,995New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area71 m² (764 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (83 out of 100), could reach A
PropertySemi-detached house
Built2016
HeatingCommunity scheme
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.29 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Exeter
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
EX1 3FY
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Ward
Pinhoe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Apr 2026
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 23 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6013030 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
ArchitEXE Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 85 days from validation, 32 days slower than Exeter's median of 53 for extensions. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
309decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Exeter in the last twelve months, from validation. Exeter decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14717350
Planning Portal ref
PP-14717350
Statutory expiry
17 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Exeter
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#228 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Exeter is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #214 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Exeter decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #205 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #242 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #214 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #150 of 296
58%
Minor dwellings approved
31 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
40 decided
582
Total decisions
86 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.