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Howmet Ltd Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7LG

Granted Exeter 25/1688/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Proposed new rooftop extension to existing factory building, supporting new internal process equipment.

As published by the council, reference 25/1688/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/1688/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Permitted
Decision
Permitted
Received
26 Nov 2025
Validated
26 Nov 2025
Decided
9 Jan 2026
Ward
St Loyes
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX2 7LG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0935/DIS Awaiting decision

    Howmet Ltd Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7LG

    Discharge of Condition 5 on Planning Permission Ref. 25/1099/FUL, granted on 28 October 2025, relating to plant details

    Submitted 22 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0934/DIS Granted

    Howmet Ltd Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7LG

    Discharge of Condition 3 on Planning Permission Ref. 25/1099/FUL, granted on 28 October 2025, relating to land contamination

    Decided 13 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0199/FUL Granted

    Howmet Ltd Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7LG

    The proposed installation of sprinkler tank 7.75m in diameter by 7.5m in height and associated pump house.

    Decided 9 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0070/DIS Granted

    Howmet Ltd Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7LG

    Discharge of Condition 3 of Planning Permission Ref. 25/1099/FUL, granted on 28 Oct 2025, relating to a groundwater risk assessment

    Decided 28 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/1587/DIS Granted

    Howmet Ltd Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7LG

    Discharge of Condition 3 of planning application 25/0949/FUL (Proposed extension to industrial unit) approved 21.10.2025 to approve the biodiversity gain plan Biodiversity Net Gain assessment Evidence of off-site units

    Decided 27 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • 25/1099/FUL Granted

    Howmet Ltd Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7LG

    Extension to the south elevation of the main building.

    Decided 28 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Nov 2025

    Received by Exeter

  2. 9 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

GJR Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

32 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 9 January 2026, 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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