Exeter City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Exeter City Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 49 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Exeter City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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20 October 2026 · Refused
Pondfield Newcourt Road Topsham EX3 0BU · 26/0684/OUT
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15 July 2026 · Refused
School Playing Field Homefield Road Exeter, EX1 2RB · 25/1042/FUL
Figures for Exeter City Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 49 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 110 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2026 |
| Local Plan policies held | 51plan adopted 2012 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Exeter City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development proposed on the character of The Cedars and the site within which it sits.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the living conditions of future occupiers of the proposed development would be acceptable with particular regard to outlook; and • the effect of the development on nationally and internationally protected sites.”
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“The main issues are: i) whether the proposed development would be safe from flooding; ii) the effect of the proposed development on the character or appearance of the Cowick Street Conservation Area; iii) the effect of the proposed development on…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.