New housing in Exeter City Council
We read Exeter City Council's planning register every day. We hold 14,431 of its planning applications going back to 2010, and 81 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 102% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 102% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 14,431
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 21 | 11 |
| 2025 | 92 | 47 | 21 |
| 2024 | 89 | 37 | 13 |
| 2023 | 96 | 51 | 19 |
| 2022 | 111 | 62 | 16 |
| 2021 | 89 | 58 | 19 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 930 | Tithebarn Development Land Tithebarn Lane Exeter EX1 3FS Modification to S106 Agreement to remove reference to the Code for Sustainable Homes (in relation to approval 12/0802/OUT - Development of site to provide up to 930 dwellings, link road, employment area (B1(a) use… 25/0042/MDO | Approved | 15 Jan 2025 |
| 350 | Land At St Bridget Nursery Old Rydon Lane Topsham Exeter EX2 7JY Outline planning application for the demolition of existing buildings and structures and the phased development of up to 350 dwellings and associated infrastructure and open space. (All matters reserved except access) 23/1320/OUT | Withdrawn | 6 Dec 2023 |
| 274 | Hill Barton Farm Hill Barton Road Exeter Reserved Matters application (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) for 274 dwellings including affordable housing, public open space and associated infrastructure pursuant to Outline permission 21/1701/OUT 24/1449/RES | Approved | 6 Dec 2024 |
| 158 | Sandy Park Farm Old Rydon Lane Topsham Exeter EX2 7JW Outline Planning Application (all matters reserved bar access) for up to 158 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and up to 17,567 sq m of commercial floorspace (Use Classes E, F2, B2 and B8) with associated… 23/1532/OUT | Refused | 29 Jan 2024 |
| 100 | Apsham Grange Land On The West Side Of Clyst Road Topsham Exeter Reserved matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, layout, scale, and access pursuant to phased outline planning application 21/0894/OUT for the construction of up to 100 dwellings and associated… 24/0253/RES | Approved | 5 Mar 2024 |
| 93 | Land Off Spruce Close And Celia Crescent Spruce Close Exeter Discharge clause 25.1 of Schedule 1 Part 4 (Valley Park Specification) of Unilateral Undertaking/S106 (as amended) dated 25 July 2022 (as amended by deeds 07 February 2023, 25 July 2023, and 15 May 2025) relating to… 26/1548/DISPO | Awaiting decision | 6 Oct 2026 |
| 92 | The Old Coal Yard Exmouth Junction Mount Pleasant Road Exeter EX4 7AE Construction of a part 4, part 5 storey building containing 92 residential units (Use Class C3) with associated access, parking, landscaping and infrastructure. 23/1425/FUL | Decided | 23 Nov 2023 |
| 85 | Land To The North Of Exeter Stoke Hill Exeter Outline planning application for up to 85 dwellings (35% affordable), community hub and associated infrastructure (All matters reserved except access). 23/1380/OUT | Refused | 29 Jan 2024 |
| 80 | Land At Redhills Exwick Lane Exeter Discharge clauses 2(1) and 2(2) of Schedule 2 Part 1 of Unilateral Undertaking dated 27 January 2022 (play areas) relating to planning permission 20/1380/OUT - Outline planning application for up to 80 dwellings and… 25/0887/DISPO | Awaiting decision | 8 Jul 2025 |
| 67 | Out Of Area 72 Silverlands & Land Adjoining Alphington Devon EX2 8TZ The development of 67 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), following demolition of existing dwelling and buildings, with associated access, landscaping and works 26/01306/CONSLT | Awaiting decision | 14 Aug 2026 |
Towns and villages
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Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Exeter City Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.