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Exeter City Council

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Reference Name Dataset Description Period start date Period end date Local planning authorities Documentation URL Document URL Required housing Entry date Notes
exeter-local-plan-1995-2011 Exeter Local Plan First Review local-plan The Local Plan First Review is one of the two documents (alongside the Core Strategy) which make up the Local Plan for Exeter. It includes the more detailed level of planning policies for Exeter. 1995-01-01 2011-01-01 E60000301 https://exeter.gov.uk/planning-services/current-policy/current-local-plan/local-plan-first-review-1995-2011/ https://exeter.gov.uk/media/vmqp3mcg/local-plan-written-statement.pdf 6000 2026-06-08 The Exeter Local Plan First Review was adopted on 31 March 2005.
exeter-local-plan-2006-2026 Exeter Core Strategy local-plan The Core Strategy is one of the two documents (alongside the Local Plan First Review) which make up the Local Plan for Exeter. It includes the more strategic level of planning policies and large development allocations. 2006-01-01 2026-01-01 E60000301 https://exeter.gov.uk/planning-services/current-policy/current-local-plan/core-strategy/ https://www.exeter.gov.uk/media/1636/adopted-core-strategy.pdf 12000 2026-06-08 The Core Strategy was adopted on 21 February 2012.
exeter-local-plan-2021-2042 Exeter Plan local-plan The Exeter Plan will be the main planning policy document for Exeter, setting out where development should take place and providing the policies which will be used in making decisions on planning applications. Once adopted, it will replace the current planning policies in the Core Strategy and the Local Plan First Review. 2021-01-01 2042-01-01 E60000301 https://exeter.gov.uk/planning-services/emerging-planning-policy/exeter-plan-submission-and-examination/ https://exeter.gov.uk/media/uy3jiukm/csd-02_exeter-plan-publication-plan-regulation-19.pdf 13975 2026-06-08 The Exeter Plan was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on 26 September 2025 for examination. Examination hearings were held in March and May 2026.