Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Exeter City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
240 approved · 38 refused · 11 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jan 2020 to 14 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
128A Sidwell Street Exeter EX4 6RY
Received 19 Jun 202660 Addison Close Exeter EX4 1SN
Received 19 Jun 2026Land South West Of Blakeslee Drive Exeter
Received 19 Jun 2026Land South West Of Blakeslee Drive Exeter
Received 19 Jun 2026The Angel Bar 32 Queen Street Exeter EX4 3SR
Received 19 Jun 202620 Truro Drive Exeter EX4 2DY
Received 20 Jun 202612 Baring Crescent Exeter EX1 1TL
Received 20 Jun 2026The Cedars Dryden Road Exeter EX2 5SN
Received 22 Jun 2026Howmet Ltd Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7LG
Received 22 Jun 2026HMP Exeter New North Road Exeter EX4 4EX
Received 22 Jun 2026HMP Exeter New North Road Exeter EX4 4EX
Received 22 Jun 20261 North Street Topsham EX3 0AP
Received 22 Jun 202630 Whipton Lane Exeter EX1 3DS
Received 23 Jun 2026Carpark 14 Cathedral Close Exeter
Received 23 Jun 202610 Eagle Cottages Bonhay Road Exeter EX4 3AA
Received 23 Jun 20266 Denise Close Exeter EX2 8UU
Received 23 Jun 2026The Studio 158 Heavitree Road Exeter EX1 2LZ
Received 24 Jun 20267 Silver Terrace Exeter EX4 4JE
Received 24 Jun 20267 Silver Terrace Exeter EX4 4JE
Received 24 Jun 202620 Honiton Road Exeter EX1 3ED
Received 24 Jun 202614-16 Mary Arches Street Exeter EX4 3AZ
Received 24 Jun 202660 - 64 Sidwell Street Exeter EX4 6PH
Received 24 Jun 20265 Petersfield Pinn Hill Pinhoe Exeter EX1 3BN
Received 24 Jun 20264 Cathedral Close Exeter EX1 1EZ
Received 25 Jun 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Exeter City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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