Marsh Barton

Marsh Barton

Grace Road Fields March 2025

Exeter Energy insists Riverside Valley Park only viable heat plant site but fails to explain Marsh Barton brownfield rejection

Company admits River Exe water source connection merely “potential” after 2036, incinerator connection only “possible” after 2030 and solar array “will not” meet plant electricity demand while statutory objections challenge Grace Road Fields plans.

Grace Road Fields Exeter Energy plant main building indicative render

Exeter Energy plant replaces rationale for Grace Road Fields location near River Exe with reliance on air source heat pumps

Developer nevertheless seeks planning permission to build in Riverside Valley Park, claiming public open space “not bound” by local plan policy, as scheme ambition and city council environmental leadership claims begin to drain away.

Grace Road Fields development illustrative aerial view

Council consults on Riverside Valley Park land sale without admitting heat plant proposals contravene local plan policy

4.5 acre Grace Road Fields plot “most suitable” for development despite Belle Isle Depot brownfield site location beside river on heat network distribution route.

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Exton Road recycling centre fire caused by accidental ignition

A large fire broke out at Exton Road recycling centre in Marsh Barton on 29 April which took fire crews three hours to extinguish.

Marsh Barton railway station opening date not set despite completed works

Works at Marsh Barton railway station are now complete but an opening date will not be set until regulatory approval for its use is granted.

Marsh Barton railway station opening delayed until summer

Marsh Barton railway station is now not expected to open until the summer following more project completion delays.

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