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Exeter City Centre
Stories about Exeter City Centre
WEDNESDAY 22 TO SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2026
South West Shakespeare Festival
Inaugural festival programme features performances, exhibitions and film screenings.
EXETER CITY CENTRE
City council approves Clarendon House student accommodation block
Exeter City Council has approved the replacement of Clarendon House on the corner of Western Way and Heavitree Road with a ten-storey 297-bed student accommodation block.
Fore Street developer seeks to convert Crankhouse Coffee basement to residential use
The developer of a scheme at 130 Fore Street is seeking to amend the design, height and layout of the building, which extends down West Street towards Grade I listed St Mary Steps church.
1,250 people sign petition to save Little Exeter children’s play space from closure
More than 1,250 people have signed a petition to save Guildhall Shopping Centre children’s play space Little Exeter from closure.
Royal Clarence Hotel redevelopment to go ahead without affordable housing
Exeter City Council has accepted extensive historic fabric damage and foregone a £2.4 million affordable housing contribution to enable the redevelopment of the Royal Clarence Hotel site as luxury flats and commercial space.
Plans for six-storey Summerland Street student block submitted for approval
Spinnaker Estates application for full planning permission for 180-bed redevelopment would increase number of student beds in immediate area to 1,754.
