Pondfield Newcourt Road Topsham EX3 0BU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0684/OUT - Outline Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Outline planning application (with all matters reserved apart from access) for the phased development of up to 30 residential dwellings, access from Newcourt Road, road and footpath connection to the southern boundary of the site, and associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 91.

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 2, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). From a field survey (Bristol). The older provisional map had this area as grade 1; the survey is the definitive reading.
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 Topsham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Exeter
Application type
Outline Planning Permission
Postcode
EX3 0BU
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Topsham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
PCL Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 91, past Exeter's usual 55 days for outline applications. 79% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 14 Sept 2026.

Day 910 days to the 91-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Exeter to go on. Exeter decision record →

Public comments

50comments received
49 objecting1 neutral

98% object · above the UK average of 75%

31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14862325
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Exeter
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#228 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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