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King George V Playing Fields Topsham Road Exeter

Granted Exeter 25/0197/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Refurbishment and extension of sports pavilion/changing rooms, provision of full-size 3G artificial grass football pitch with floodlighting, 2 fenced play-zone facilities, upgrading of 2 existing tennis courts to form 3 floodlit covered padel courts, improvements and extensions to car parking, new cycleway and footpath access from Bridge Road, new and enhanced footways/cycleways within site and provision of new trees, orchards and associated landscape enhancements

As published by the council, reference 25/0197/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/0197/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
19 Feb 2025
Validated
24 Feb 2025
Decided
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Priory
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0611/DIS Granted

    King George V Playing Fields Topsham Road Exeter

    Part discharge condition 9 (Drainage) of Planning permission 25/0197/FUL in relation to 3G pitch and play zones only - Refurbishment and extension of sports pavilion/changing rooms, provision of full-size 3G artificial grass football pitch with floodlighting, 2 fenced play-zone facilities, upgrading of 2 existing tennis courts to form 3 floodlit covered padel courts, improvements and extensions to car parking, new cycleway and footpath access from Bridge Road, new and enhanced footways/cycleways within site and provision of new trees, orchards and associated landscape enhancements.

    Decided 11 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0208/DIS Awaiting decision

    King George V Playing Fields Topsham Road Exeter

    Discharge of condition application of planning permission 25/0197/FUL of conditions 3 (3G Pitch Details), 4 (BNG), 5 (Ecological Management Plan), 6 (CEMP), 7 (Dilapidation Survey), 8 (Waste Audit), 10 (BREEAM), 11 (Materials) and 17 (LEMP).

    Submitted 13 Feb 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Feb 2025

    Received by Exeter

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  4. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/0611/DIS Granted

    King George V Playing Fields Topsham Road Exeter

    Part discharge condition 9 (Drainage) of Planning permission 25/0197/FUL in relation to 3G pitch and play zones only - Refurbishment and extension of sports pavilion/changing rooms, provision of full-size 3G artificial grass football pitch with floodlighting, 2 fenced play-zone facilities, upgrading of 2 existing tennis courts to form 3 floodlit covered padel courts, improvements and extensions to car parking, new cycleway and footpath access from Bridge Road, new and enhanced footways/cycleways within site and provision of new trees, orchards and associated landscape enhancements.

    Decided 11 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0208/DIS Awaiting decision

    King George V Playing Fields Topsham Road Exeter

    Discharge of condition application of planning permission 25/0197/FUL of conditions 3 (3G Pitch Details), 4 (BNG), 5 (Ecological Management Plan), 6 (CEMP), 7 (Dilapidation Survey), 8 (Waste Audit), 10 (BREEAM), 11 (Materials) and 17 (LEMP).

    Submitted 13 Feb 2026 Conditions

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Avalon Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bideford

Active · incorporated 2015 · Bideford

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Documents

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117 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 11 August 2025, 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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  • King George V Playing Fields Topsham Road Exeter

    26/0208/DIS Submitted 13 Feb 2026 100 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~10 Apr

    Discharge of condition application of planning permission 25/0197/FUL of conditions 3 (3G Pitch Details), 4 (BNG), 5 (Ecological Management Plan), 6 (CEMP), 7 (Dilapidation Survey), 8 (Waste Audit), 10 (BREEAM), 11 (Materials) and 17 (LEMP).

    Awaiting decision Conditions 30 docs
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