Alphington Sports Club Church Road Alphington Exeter EX2 8SW Data via plota.co.uk

26/0738/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of 6 x 15m high floodlight columns for the football pitch Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Validated
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Exeter built-up area; Air quality management area 21 m away: Exeter AQMA Order 2010; Flood defence 42 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 200 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 8SW
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Alphington
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Pichler Planning Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 31 days slower than Exeter's median of 46 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 80% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Exeter in the last twelve months, from validation. Exeter decision record →

Public comments

89comments received
2 objecting87 supporting

98% support · above the UK average of 16%

33 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14911637
Planning Portal ref
PP-14911637
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Exeter
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#228 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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