Planning & Place

Exeter College amends Flowerpot Fields plans to replace two of six classrooms with changing rooms
Revisions submitted during building construction also show two rooms described as “changing rooms” and “overflow sports training and education space”, both with unobscured full-height classroom windows and no shower facilities.

Council to mothball Exeter City Living Vaughan Road flats after first phase leaving £2.75m groundworks fenced off
Twelve year-old plan to rebuild remaining pre-war Laing’s Easiform council houses in Buddle Lane estate to be seen through to completion instead, as undelivered local housing promises finally collide with reality.

Plan for student accommodation block in back garden of 17-bed Pennsylvania Road HMO dismissed at appeal
City council planning consent refusal upheld by inspector in decision citing existing community balance policy that is not retained in proposed new Exeter Local Plan.

Topsham gap greenfield development application submitted for approval
Proposals for 54 dwellings on Exeter Golf and Country Club Topsham Golf Academy driving range enabled by city council approval of replacement driving range in Ludwell Valley Park.