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Planning inspector upholds Union Road HMO back garden student block refusal
Appeal against city council decision dismissed as similar application by same student landlord in Pennsylvania Road HMO garden under consideration.
Water Lane SPD consultation opens in parallel with local plan survey
Policy intends to provide development framework and design code for 90 acre site on which 1,600 new dwellings plus employment space expected by 2040.
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City council seeks comments on draft Householder’s Guide to extensions and alterations
Policy covers size and position, materials, boundary relationships, loft conversions, dormers, solar panels and roof terraces, among other residential development design considerations.
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Exeter employment rate second lowest in South West for second year running
Economic inactivity levels related to large student and retiree population remain high, creating recruitment challenges from healthcare to refuse collection, but council celebrates top retirement destination ranking as ‘more good news’.
Plans for flats in back gardens of Longbrook Street student HMOs submitted for approval
Application for six-bed three-storey block on what is now car park used by commuters does not address neighbourhood plan community balance concerns.
County council to sell land and buildings worth up to £10 million to raise money and cut costs
Wedding venue Larkbeare House and gardens, County Hall residential development land and Compass House, home of adult mental health service Talkworks, among assets for disposal as part of property rationalisation programme.