Planning application
King George V Playing Fields Topsham Road Exeter
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.
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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.
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Feb 2025
Received by Exeter
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24 Feb 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
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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).
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Avalon Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bideford
Active · incorporated 2015 · Bideford
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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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