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Council approves university solar farm in Duryard Valley greenfield
Officers say harm resulting from development of publicly-accessible urban green space outweighed by benefits of renewable energy generation.
Royal Clarence Hotel planning permission delayed
Planning permission to rebuild the Royal Clarence Hotel as residential flats with ground floor commercial units has still not been granted nearly ten months after the city council approved the plans.
Great Western Railway plans to shut all ticket offices receive hostile reception
Great Western Railway plans to shut all its ticket offices by the end of next year, including those at Exeter Central and Exeter St David’s, have received a near-universally hostile reception.
Councillors threaten to “empty chair” Stagecoach South West managing director
Councillors are threatening to “empty chair” Stagecoach South West managing director Peter Knight after his absence from yet another meeting of the committee that oversees Exeter’s highways.
Climate Action Hub Exeter threatened with closure by Crown Estate and Princesshay partners
Agents will not renew lease beyond 15 August or consider other accommodation, claiming all similarly-sized units in half-empty shopping centre are under offer.
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Exeter Chiefs applies for concerts license
Exeter Chiefs rugby club has applied for permission to hold six large concerts with up to 15,500 attendees at weekends and an unlimited number of other events with up to 5,000 attendees between May and the third week of July every year.
