Planning Policy

Stories about Planning Policy

City council seeks feedback on Article 4 planning policy proposals

Exeter City Council is inviting reactions to its proposed amendments to its existing planning policy restrictions on the conversion of residential housing to multiple occupancy dwellings, frequently lived by students, near the university.

Tuesday 9 May 2023

Council development levy changes are insufficiently evidenced and don’t meet city infrastructure needs

Exeter City Council and Liveable Exeter partners impose faulty typology driven by policy objectives while ignoring new local plan, evidence base and statutory funding statement and excluding residential and retail charges from review.

Thursday 26 January 2023

National planning policy consultation has major Exeter Local Plan implications

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is consulting on proposals to update the National Planning Policy Framework via the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill.

Thursday 22 December 2022

New Exeter Local Plan outline draft consultation

Our guide to Exeter City Council’s consultation as well as the national planning system reform threatening major changes that would require significant revision to the new plan before its submission to the planning inspectorate.

Monday 26 September 2022, updated 23 October 2023

Property development promotion as community planning participation

If the Liveable Exeter property development scheme and its Exeter Development Fund financing vehicle are already intended to ‘anchor and underpin’ the new Exeter Local Plan, what will public consultation on the plan decide?

Tuesday 2 August 2022

Council rejects calls for greater community involvement in Exeter planning policy and decisions

Council defends existing approach despite Statement of Community Involvement consultation producing just 17 responses, and won’t do more to promote neighbourhood planning despite prospect of enhanced community powers.

Thursday 9 June 2022