Exeter planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Exeter City Council, updated daily. Exeter City Council received 241 planning applications in the last 90 days, 6 of them major schemes. 89% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 55 days.
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Recent applications in Exeter
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Royal Devon And Exeter Hospital Barrack Road Exeter
Battery energy storage installation on a hospital site, Exeter, at full application stage. Full application for a new battery storage compound on hospital grounds, with scale not stated. Groundworks for plinths and cable routes, plus M&E connection and switchgear, suit civils and electrical…
GroundworksM&E
Grange Of Exeter Yeoford Way Marsh Barton Trading Estate Exeter EX2 8LB
Single-storey motorcycle storage unit, Marsh Barton, Exeter, full application. Erects a new single-storey industrial store for used motorcycles on Marsh Barton Trading Estate at full planning stage. Steel frame, cladding, roofing and groundworks packages suit local contractors, with drainage and…
GroundworksSteelCladding
University Library Stocker Road Exeter EX4 4PT
Air source heat pump plant compound, University Library, Exeter, full application. New 12.5m by 9.5m concrete slab with retaining wall, acoustic enclosures, perimeter fencing and pipework linking external units to the plantroom. Groundworks and concrete packages, acoustic enclosure supply and…
GroundworksM&ERenewables
Kay North Park Road Exeter EX4 4QF
Dry air cooler compound for Kay building, Exeter, full application stage. Steel-framed plant compound around 15m by 17m, with external coolers piped via underground trench to the plantroom. Steel fabrication, concrete pad bases, M&E pipework and fencing packages suit specialist plant subcontractors.
GroundworksSteelM&E
Number 6 Victory House Dean Clarke Gardens Exeter
Single-unit office-to-residential conversion, Exeter, full application. Converts Number 6 Victory House from Class E offices into one dwelling at full application stage. Internal fit-out, new kitchen and bathroom services, and electrical rewiring suit local interior and M&E subcontractors.
Fit-outM&E
194 High Street Exeter EX4 3DU
Listed retail unit refit and façade renovation, Exeter High Street. Listed building consent to re-fit the interior and renovate windows and external renders. Heritage joiners, lime render contractors and conservation glaziers are the packages to target.
Fit-outGlazingFaçade repair
Holland Hall Clydesdale Road Exeter EX4 4SA
Air source heat pump compound for Holland Hall, Exeter, full application. Adds a 12.5m x 9.5m concrete slab, retaining wall, acoustic enclosures, perimeter fencing and underground pipework to the existing plantroom. Groundworks, concrete and M&E packages for the trench and heat pump connection are…
GroundworksRenewablesM&E
Number 6 Victory House Dean Clarke Gardens Exeter
Single-dwelling listed building office conversion, Exeter, consent sought. Internal reconfiguration of Number 6 Victory House to create one flat, with new doors, partitions and secondary glazing under listed building consent. Joinery, secondary glazing and fit-out subcontractors can target the…
Fit-outJoineryGlazing
Police Headquarters Devon And Cornwall Constabulary Police Training College Alderson Drive Exeter EX2 7HQ
Security gate and fencing upgrade at an Exeter police training site. Adds 3m bifold vehicle gates, 2.4m V-mesh fencing and a pedestrian gate beside existing barriers and security hut, at full application stage. Steel fabrication, post-and-footing groundworks and security hardware packages suit…
SteelGroundworks
Public Convenience Guinea Street Exeter
Public toilet conversion to car park staff facilities, Exeter. Changes a Sui generis toilet to Class E, infills two external door openings and carries internal works, at full application stage. Brickwork for the infills and light fit-out for staff welfare rooms suit small local contractors.
BrickworkFit-out
Mount Radford Lawn St Leonards Road Exeter
Temporary works compound for Exeter Energy Network construction, Mount Radford. Temporary compound on Mount Radford Lawn serving the Exeter Energy Network build, at full stage. Hardstanding, site fencing and welfare units suit groundworks and temporary-site hire firms.
GroundworksHard landscaping
Sidwell Studios Acland Road Exeter
Six air conditioning units and rooftop solar, Exeter studio building. Adds six external air conditioning units, pipework and flat-roof solar panels at Sidwell Studios, full application stage. M&E installers for plant and pipework, plus solar contractors for flat-roof mounting, are the packages to…
M&ERenewables
7 Lebanon Close Exeter EX4 5EW
Four-person HMO change of use, Exeter, full application. Converts a C3 house at Lebanon Close into a C4 HMO for four residents, with no external works stated. Internal fit-out such as fire doors, kitchens and bathrooms offers joinery and fit-out subcontractors the realistic opportunity.
Fit-out
Osprey House Osprey Road Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7WN
Perimeter security upgrade at Osprey House, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter. Replaces a mesh fence with anti-climb fencing and adds a bi-fold vehicle gate and pedestrian gate at full application stage. Fencing installers, groundworks for post footings and steel gate fabrication are the packages to…
GroundworksSteel
25 Woolsery Avenue Exeter EX4 8BJ
Garage and outbuilding replacement with self-contained annexe, Exeter, full application. Replaces a garage and outbuilding at Woolsery Avenue with a new outbuilding holding self-contained living space, at full stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roofing lead, with bathroom and kitchen…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Planning appeals in Exeter City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Exeter City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Exeter City Council, raw rate
27.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
3 percentage points below expected. Exeter City Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
302 appeals counted, 288 judged either way (79 allowed, 209 dismissed), 14 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 26.7% | 28.8% | 136 | 135 | 36 |
| Householder (HAS) | 30.6% | 35.6% | 98 | 98 | 30 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 28.6% | 25% | 17 | 14 | 4 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 28.6% | 20.6% | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 50% | 33.3% | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 25% | 36.9% | 8 | 8 | 2 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Exeter City Council
Exeter City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Exeter City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent22 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Exeter City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder86% (267 decided)
- other96% (177 decided)
- commercial92% (52 decided)
- residential90% (52 decided)
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