Planning application
Clydesdale Nash And Birks Grange Village Halls Of Residence University Of Exeter Lower Argyll Road Exeter Devon
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Outline planning application to build student accommodation and ancillary amenity facilities (up to a maximum of 49,821 sq. metres) and external alterations and refurbishment of Birks Grange Village Blocks A-E; with associated infrastructure, demolition of existing buildings and landscaping (All Matters Reserved).
As published by the council, reference 20/1684/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 20/1684/OUT
- Type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 10 Dec 2020
- Validated
- 10 Dec 2020
- Decided
- 17 Sep 2021
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 4PY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2020
Received by Exeter
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17 Sep 2021
Decision issued: Permitted
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10 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
84 documents on file for this application
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Exeter granted permission on 17 September 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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