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City council seeks views on property developer charges
Exeter City Council is consulting on a partial review of the Community Infrastructure Levy – charges developers pay that contribute to council community grants, habitat impact mitigation and projects like Marsh Barton railway station.
Exeter College submits revised Flowerpot Playing Fields artificial turf plans
Exeter College has submitted revised Flowerpot Playing Fields redevelopment plans following widespread objections to proposals to erect a three metre fence around publicly-accessible playing fields and replace them with artificial turf.
South West Water performance remains among worst in sector as it falls further behind targets
Regulator highlights “sustained poor performance” after serious pollution incidents nearly triple and Environment Agency condemns company in annual assessment.
Empty student accommodation block retail unit conversion plans submitted
Proposals to convert empty ground floor retail units to additional student accommodation units in the Central Living student block that replaced the Honiton Inn at the foot of Paris Street have been submitted to Exeter City Council for approval.
Exeland house “co-living” conversion plans submitted
An application to convert Exeland House in Tudor Street to a 38-unit “co-living” block has been submitted to Exeter City Council for approval.
University promotes “People and Planet” ranking despite Shell sponsorship deal
The University of Exeter is promoting its sixth place ranking in the 2023-23 People and Planet university league table, citing its “efforts to lead meaningful action against the climate emergency and ecological crisis”.
