Skirmish Paintball Games Stoke Woods Pennsylvania Road Exeter EX4 5BW Data via plota.co.uk

26/1387/FUL - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Retrospective planning application for use for outdoor paintball, airsoft, laser tag and associated recreational leisure activities, together with ancillary car parking, reception/briefing/convenience/WC facility Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 06:54

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Application progress

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Received

15 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Nov 2026 and 26 Nov 2026, from Exeter's recent changes of use.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Ancient woodland: Stoke Woods

Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.

National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.

SSSI: Stoke Woods SSSI

Natural England must be consulted on work that may affect it.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 7 October 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: EX4 5BW
Received: 15 Sept 2026
Validated: 15 Sept 2026
Ward: Pennsylvania
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 24 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Stags

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Exeter usually decides changes of use by day 62.

prediction

Day 2438 days to the predicted decision (day 62)

40%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

49decided 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 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15224764
Planning Portal ref: PP-15224764
Statutory expiry: 24 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

Skirmish Paintball Games Stoke Woods Pennsylvania Road Exeter Devon EX4 5BW

Retention of building for occupation to provide overnight security, ancillary to the comm…

19/1023/LED 2 Dec 2019

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