Searle House Dryden Road Exeter EX2 5JJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0347/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Construction of an orangery, and the relocation of an existing conservatory within the site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Mar 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Approved
1 Jul 2026

Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
EX2 5JJ
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Priory
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
LRM Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 19 days faster than Exeter's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
299decided 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-14625685
Planning Portal ref
PP-14625685
Statutory expiry
24 Jul 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