David Lloyd Leisure Club Sandy Park Way Exeter EX2 7NN Data via plota.co.uk

25/0695/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Reconfiguration and extension of car park to increase parking spaces from 246 to 270 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2025
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Validated
4 Nov 2025
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Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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.

Building

Floor area6,037 m² (64,982 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 35)
UseD2 General Assembly and Leisure plus Night Clubs and Theatres
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Exeter
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
EX2 7NN
Received
2 Jun 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Topsham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

How this decision compares

Decided in 262 days from validation, 207 days slower than Exeter's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 83% of full applications here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
251decided in the last year

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Public comments

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Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14058246
Planning Portal ref
PP-14058246
Statutory expiry
31 Dec 2025
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.