Centurion Mill Business Park Kestrel Way Sowton Industrial Estate Exeter EX2 7LA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0716/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of part of the building from B8 (storage/distribution) use to F.1 (education) use (excluding the existing Greggs which will remain in its current Class E use). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jun 2026
Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Exeter built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Exeter
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
EX2 7LA
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
St Loyes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 7 days faster than Exeter's median of 59 for changes of use. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Exeter in the last twelve months, from validation. Exeter decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14876515
Env. assessment
No
Exeter
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#228 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Exeter is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #214 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Exeter decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #205 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #242 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #214 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #150 of 296
58%
Minor dwellings approved
31 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
40 decided
582
Total decisions
86 refused in the year to March 2026