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Martin Redfern
Exeter Chiefs rugby club has applied to vary a planning restriction imposed when it was granted permission to double the capacity of its Sandy Park stadium in 2012 which currently prevents its use as a music or performance venue.
The application follows the approval of a licensing variation on 30 January to allow its use as a venue for boxing, wrestling, theatre, film and music events.
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