Planning Applications
Application to rebuild section of ancient city wall beside City Gate Hotel submitted
A contractor has applied on behalf of the city council for permission to rebuild and reinforce a section of ancient city wall on Bartholomew Street East beside the City Gate Hotel that collapsed in 2019.
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.
St Thomas Library demolition plans withdrawn
Exeter Estates Holdings, a property development company that is controlled by Tony Rowe, CEO and chairman of Exeter Chiefs, has withdrawn its application to demolish St Thomas Library and replace it with a block of thirteen flats following a public outcry in reaction to the plans.
Summerland Street “co-living” block plans submitted
An application to construct a 167-bed seven storey co-living block in Summerland Street is expected to reignite controversy around Exeter City Council allowing the use of its land to provide “student accommodation in all but name”.