Council student accommodation policy proposals overlook 50-80% of student-occupied housing stock
Article 4 direction & HMO SPD consultation omits key information, confuses licensing and planning matters, misrepresents NPPF requirements and proposes barely discernible changes in place of needed new Exeter Local Plan policies.
Royal Clarence Hotel permission still not granted
Planning permission to rebuild the Royal Clarence Hotel as residential flats with ground floor commercial units has still not been granted more than eight months after the city council approved the plans.
Exeter City Futures to be dissolved
Exeter City Futures is to be dissolved at the end of June following the final event in its £250,000 National Lottery-funded community engagement programme.
Plans submitted for build-to-rent scheme above Crankhouse Coffee
Proposals to vary planning permission granted ten years ago to redevelop buildings on the corner of Fore Street and West Street that currently house Langans and Crankhouse Coffee to create a six storey block of thirteen flats with commercial units on the ground floor have been submitted to the city council for approval.
Pinhoe community hub planning approval granted for second time
The city council has approved a planning application for a new community hub building at Station Road playing fields in Pinhoe for the second time following the lapse of the previous permission that was granted in February 2020.
Exeter City Council member expenses total £409,000
Exeter City Council member’s allowances and expenses came to a total of £409,000 in the year to March 2023, with council leader Phil Bialyk claiming £28,400 and receiving regular gifts and hospitality at Sandy Park.
