Planning application
Unit 4 Ulysses House Heron Road Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7PH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Addition of 2 new car parking spaces with associated landscaping works to support the offices at Unit 4.
As published by the council, reference 26/1237/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1237/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St Loyes
- Postcode
- EX2 7PH
Comment by 20 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Exeter's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Exeter
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24 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 October 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
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 full applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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