Royal Albert Memorial Museum Queen Street Exeter EX4 3RX Data via plota.co.uk

26/1508/FUL - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Installation of sheet metal capping to Garden Room parapet Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
9 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Dec 2026, from Exeter's recent extensions.

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Royal Albert Memorial Museum
List entry 1267392 · 1 m away · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II*, 25 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 29 with distances
Historic England ↗
Central 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Exeter AQMA Order 2010
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Scheduled monument 41 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 43 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; Heritage at risk 41 m away: Exeter city walls; Inside the Exeter built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 15 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.

Building

Floor area440 m² (4,736 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 99)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Libraries Museums and Galleries
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Exeter
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
EX4 3RX
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
St Davids
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Exeter usually decides extensions by day 53.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15273742
Planning Portal ref
PP-15273742
Statutory expiry
10 Dec 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.