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26/0486/ADV - Advertisement Consent Refused
Signs & adverts

Proposal

1x 0.85m high x 7.0 m wide illuminated fascia sign (sign B), 1x panel amenity and chalkboard sign 1.4 m high x 0.5m wide (sing C), 2x front window vinyls 0.8 m high x 0.6 m wide (sign F) at ground level, 1x projecting illuminated sign 1.1 m high x 1.0 m wide (sign A) at 1st floor level, 1x sign written house name 1.6 m high x 1.2 m wide (sign G) at second level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
12 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Licence at this address

  • Licence Engine House Premises licence · in force since 23 Sep 2026 · elsewhere in the building Licensed hours: alcohol until 01:00 (Thu-Sat 02:00, Sun midnight)
    Food hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 9

St. David's conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
2023 Article 4 Direction · Article 4 Direction HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Scheduled monument 104 m away: Roman, Anglo Saxon and medieval defences called collectively Exeter City Walls
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Exeter Central Station, Grade II, 40 m away · 13 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden 67 m away: Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; SSSI 434 m away: Bonhay Road Cutting SSSI; Inside the Exeter built-up area; Air quality management area 9 m away: Exeter AQMA Order 2010.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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Important details

Council
Exeter
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
EX4 3SR
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
St Davids
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Agent
S R SIGNS
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, 17 days slower than Exeter's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 12% of signs and adverts here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
56decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14824939
Planning Portal ref
PP-14824939
Statutory expiry
27 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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Exeter
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#228 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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