Royal Devon And Exeter Hospital Barrack Road Exeter
Approved on 16 February 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Determination of whether prior approval is required for the installation of solar panels to the Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU)
- Received
- 7 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Priory
- Agent
- Kirkham Board Associates
- ReceivedReceived7 Jan
- ValidatedValidated7 Jan
- Consult.Consultation15 Feb
- TargetTarget Date5 Mar
- DecidedDecided16 Feb
Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Royal Devon And Exeter Hospital Barrack Road Exeter. Exeter has handled 454 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 9 days quicker than Exeter's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Priory.
88% of outline 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
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Solar Panels (Part 14)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 15 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 5 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Kirkham Board Associates
- Agent address
- 3 River Court Pynes Hill Exeter EX2 5JL United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 57 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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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8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Oct
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ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/0884/DIS - 202620 May
Discharge of condition 4 of Planning Permission Ref. 25/1760/VOC
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Discharge of Conditions 5 and 6 on Planning Permission Ref. 24/0716/FUL
Condition(s) Partially ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/0492/DIS - 202617 Mar
Discharge of Condition 3 of Planning Permission Ref. 25/1760/VOC
WithdrawnDischarge of conditions26/0381/DIS - 202510 Dec
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission Ref. 24/0716/FUL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/1760/VOC - 20257 Aug
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ApprovedWorks to Protected Trees (TPO)25/1080/TPO - 202424 Jun
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