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.
Detailed University of Exeter West Park redevelopment plans submitted
The University of Exeter has submitted detailed plans for its 1,700 bed West Park redevelopment of 50,000m2 of student accommodation.
New North Road student accommodation office conversion plans submitted
Proposals to convert a 3,000m2 five storey office block on New North Road known as Beaufort House to a 107-bed student accommodation facility have been submitted to the city council for approval.
Eighth design for Heavitree Road police station submitted
Revised proposals to develop a student/co-living complex on the site of Heavitree Road Police Station and Magistrates’ Court have been submitted to the city council for approval.
Empty student accommodation block retail unit conversion plans submitted
Proposals to convert empty ground floor retail units to additional student accommodation units in the Central Living student block that replaced the Honiton Inn at the foot of Paris Street have been submitted to Exeter City Council for approval.
Information Commissioner to investigate university over student accommodation numbers refusal
Compliance failure follows university admission that nearly 39,000 students based at Exeter campuses in 2021-22, suggesting around three quarters of city’s private rented housing stock occupied by students.
