Land And Building On The North East Side Of Bittern Road Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX1 3PE

1. 5 Jul 2024

   Received by Exeter

2. 26 Jul 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Permitted

4. 5 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Exeter granted permission on 2 October 2024, 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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• Unit 2 Capital Court Bittern Road Exeter EX2 7FW

  26/1300/FUL Submitted 27 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov

  Change of use of the ground floor from office use to a mixed use comprising a day nursery (Class E(f)) and place of worship (Class F1(f)), retention of first-floor office accommodation (Class E(g)(i)), external alterations including new and altered door openings, provision of a secure enclosed outdoor play area, cycle parking and associated works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docs

• Furniture Village Unit 2 Avocet Road Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter Devon EX2 7JF

  19/1791/ADV Submitted 23 Dec 2019 200 yards away

  1no folded aluminium panel with cut vinyl applied, 3no flat dibond panels with digiprint direct to face, 3no internally illuminated econoflex boxes.

  Granted Advertising 6 docs
  Several homes

• Nightingale Hospital Osprey Road Exeter EX2 7WN

  25/1582/FUL Submitted 7 Nov 2025 250 yards away

  Permanent change of use of the former Homebase building, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, from E(a) Retail to C2 Hospital use, and the construction of a two storey (1,560m2) extension and plant enclosure to the existing main building, to enhance the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) functions at the site.

  Granted Full applications Extension 55 docs

• Sowton Retail Park Avocet Road Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter Devon EX2 7JF

  21/1035/TPO Submitted 29 Jun 2021 250 yards away

  T1- Golden Lawsen Cypress - Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana - Tree tag 0812- Fell to ground level. Tree in decline with 40% of crown dead. Tree has low amenity value and in unsightly to the retail parks main entrance. Client wants to replant same species in the same position. T2- Golden Lawsen Cypress - Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana - Tree tag not present - Fell to ground level, Tree is in decline with 70%+ of crown dead. Tree has low amenity value and is unsightly to the retail parks main enterance. Client wants to replant same species in the same position.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Nightingale Hospital Osprey Road Exeter Devon

  21/1209/FUL Submitted 2 Aug 2021 250 yards away

  Use of the temporary Nightingale Hospital as a Hospital (C2) for a 2-year period, along with new modular buildings.

  Granted Full applications 43 docs

• Honiton Road/Ambassador Drive/Moor Lane Roundabout Exeter

  25/1262/ADV Submitted 15 Sep 2025 300 yards away

  Four sponsorship signs to be placed on the roundabout

  Granted Advertising 10 docs

• 26/1024/FUL Granted

  6 Majorfield Road Topsham EX3 0ES

  Replacement roof for kitchen extension with slate tile, revised pitch and rooflights. Replace downpipes and guttering with wider metal pipes and repair damage to the open eaves maintaining air flow

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/0105/FUL Withdrawn

  Tickle And Reynolds 83 Heavitree Road Exeter EX1 2ND

  Change of use, refurbishment and extension of existing property into nine flats, and associated works

  Received 23 Jan, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/1080/FUL Granted

  Exeter Tool Shop Thurlow Road Exeter EX4 7AA

  Replace timber shopfront with aluminium frame shopfront with secure glazing windows.

  Received 18 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 25/0895/FUL Granted

  Site Of Royal Clarence Hotel Cathedral Yard Exeter EX1 1HD

  Redevelopment of the Royal Clarence, to include 25 new residential dwellings on the upper floors with part residential on the ground and part basement floor. Commercial on the remaining ground and basement floor as a public house and restaurant.

  Received 9 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 26/1265/FUL Granted

  21 Brookway Exeter EX1 3JJ

  Installation of uPVC double-glazed windows to enclose the existing front balcony area.

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Full applications