Planning application
Sainsburys Supermarket 1 Hill Barton Road Exeter EX1 3PF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Install 1264 solar photo-voltaic modules over flat roof
As published by the council, reference 26/0809/PDPV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0809/PDPV
- Type
- Prior Approval - Solar Panels (Part 14)
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Pinhoe
- Postcode
- EX1 3PF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Exeter
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Exeter took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ineco Energy Ltd Agent, registered in Kenilworth
Active · incorporated 2016 · Kenilworth
24 applications on PlanIndex · across 20 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Exeter for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exeter decided prior approval applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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