Exeter City Centre

Stories about Exeter City Centre

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Longbrook Street PBSA gifted second life

Exeter City Council planning officers have approved the renewal of planning permission for an eight storey 108-bed student accommodation block on the site of the King Billy public house which had previously been approved in April 2018 and since lapsed.

Empty retail units at The Depot Purpose Built Student Accommodation block on Cheeke Street in Exeter

Developer plans to convert retail units in Exeter city centre block to additional student bedrooms

Conversion of five of eleven shop/leisure units at The Depot in Cheeke Street would add nineteen rooms to existing 715 bedrooms in monolithic PBSA.

Exeter Princesshay Debenhams closing down sale

Top floor of former Debenhams store to be converted into cinema

Princesshay owner’s proposals for change of use to four screen cinema and cafe/bar have been under discussion since November 2019.

Longbrook Street student accommodation development site King Billy public house

Renewed permission sought for Longbrook Street student block

Developers are seeking to renew previously-approved plans for an eight storey 108-bed student accommodation block on the site of the King Billy public house.

Harlequins shopping centre

First Liveable Exeter homes are substandard “warehousing for people” which is student accommodation “in all but name”

Harlequins shopping centre redevelopment approved by Exeter City Council includes 251 co-living units in seven storey tower block despite widespread opposition from conservation charities and community campaigners who have since appealed to the Secretary of State to call in the decision.

Pedestrians and people waiting at bus stop on Exeter Cowick Street

Council abandons temporary COVID-19 cycling and walking safety plans in Exeter city centre

Devon County Council cites “pushback” from traders as schemes on North Street, South Street, Fore Street and Cowick Street are scrapped, meanwhile temporary changes in Topsham are dropped after “snap poll”.

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