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Devon And Cornwall Constabulary Heavitree Road Exeter EX1 2LR

25/0676/FULFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Full planning application for the demolition of the existing buildings and erection of mixed-use development comprising Purpose-Built Student Accommodation and Co-Living with associated infrastructure.

Received
30 May 2025
Decision due
21 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
57
Ward
Newtown And St Leonards
  1. Received30 May
  2. Validated12 Jun
  3. Consult.20 Jul
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 20 July.

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Devon And Cornwall Constabulary Heavitree Road Exeter EX1 2LR. Exeter has handled 1,462 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 May 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Newtown And St Leonards. We hold 829 applications in total for the EX1 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Exeter City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX1 2LR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 June 2025
Consultation expiry
16 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start
24 June 2025
Neighbour consultation end
20 July 2025
Last date for comments
9 November 2025
Committee meeting
1 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
DPP
Agent address
DESG, 11-13 Penhill Road Cardiff CF11 9PQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 October 2025
Site notice start
16 October 2025

Appeal history

3375595
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 4 February 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13804347
Documents
232

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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