Planning application
26/0232/PNT
Land At Isca Arena Car Park Isca Centre Summer Lane Exeter EX4 8NT
Proposal
Installation of a 25m lattice tower, 6 no. antenna apertures, 4 no. 600mm transmission dishes, 4 no. equipment cabinest and development ancillary thereto inside an 11m x 11m compound enclosed by Cochrane Clearvu fencing with a double access gate.
As published by the council, reference 26/0232/PNT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Exeter
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About telecoms applications
How this application type works
Telecommunications applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, most of which come forward as prior approval cases under permitted development rules. The council typically has 56 days to consider siting and appearance only. The need for the network itself is treated as established, so objections carry most weight where they address visual impact or siting.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/0117/TELN Decided
Car Park Exeter Arena Car Park Summer Lane Exeter
EMERGENCY NOTICE: INTENTION TO INSTALL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AT 308371_00 LAND AT EXETER ARENA CAR PARK, SUMMER LANE, EXETER, EX4 8NT (NGR: E294967, N 094091)
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25/1055/PD Refused
36 Walpole Close Exeter EX4 8DW
Single storey, flat roof, rear extension measuring 4.0 m deep x 3.50 m high x 3.50 height of eaves.
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26/0891/LPD Decided
83 Summerway Exeter EX4 8DJ
Rear extension at ground floor level: lean-to using matching materials, within size limits for PD. Loft conversion at second floor level: internal conversion without extending roof shape/size (i.e. under ex. roof). Addition of roof lights no more than 150mm from the plane of the roof. Side rooms at ground floor level: internal remodeling incl. insulation and replacing existing flat roof covering.
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25/1054/PD Granted
14 The Mede Pinhoe Exeter EX4 8ED
Proposed single storey rear extension.
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24/0753/PD Granted
29 Thackeray Road Exeter EX4 8HD
Construction of rear bedroom extension and conversion of existing out-building.
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25/1341/TPO Granted
Street Record Footpath From Excalibur Close To Roundtable Meet Exeter
T1, located on the St James high Willowbrook and Beacon Heath, after a recent tree inspection it has found deadwood to be removed.
Other telecoms applications
In Exeter
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26/0914/TELN Decided
Base Station Site At Marypole Head Pennsylvania Road Exeter
Notification under the electronic Communications code regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights at existing base station site at Marypole Head, Pennsylvania Road
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26/0670/TELN Decided
SWEB Mast Osprey House Osprey Road Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7WN
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code Regulations 2003 to Utilise Permitted Development Rights upgrade our existing telecommunications installation at SWEB MAST
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26/0503/TELN Decided
6 Iron Bridge Exeter EX4 3RB
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus
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26/0616/TELN Decided
Rougemont Telephone Exchange Queen Street Exeter EX4 3TL
Upgrades under permitted development. Removal of 3 antenna, and installation of 6 antenna and 3 large radio units, 9 medium radio units (RRU-L) and 6 smaller radio units (RRU-S) mounted on new metal rail and ancillary radio equipment support poles on top of existing mast.
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26/0361/TELN Granted
Footpath Past 6 Widecombe Way
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.