Stories about Planning Applications

Plans for flats in back gardens of Longbrook Street student HMOs submitted for approval
Application for six-bed three-storey block on what is now car park used by commuters does not address neighbourhood plan community balance concerns.

Revised proposals for Summerland Street “co-living” block submitted
Developer of 145-bedspace six storey scheme on city council land claims it will contribute to local housing need, ensure ‘mixed and balanced communities’ and enhance the local conservation area.

Exeland House “co-living” proposals revised to address “extreme increase in flood risks”
Environment Agency says most new residential development in River Exe floodplain “will be required to be at first floor or higher” to deal with “future flood risks exacerbated by climate change”.

Plans for eighteen “zero carbon” bungalows on Church Hill field submitted for approval
Low density development proposal on unallocated site above Pinhoe conflicts with local plan policies intended to protect Exeter’s northern hills and landscape setting.