750 units to replace Heavitree Road police station
Exeter could be getting new student flats.
Plans have been submitted by the police and crime commissioner for eight blocks, with 750 rooms for students and co-living residents.
It's the second time Alison Hernandez's office have put in proposals for the site of the old Heavitree Road police station, which has been derelict for some years.
Exeter's main police station moved to a new building next door to the force's HQ at Heavitree before the pandemic.
New plans are being put forward for about 750 studios and student flats on the site of a former police station and magistrates' court.
Exeter City Council refused planning permission for a larger scheme with 1,000 units in 2022, a decision later upheld by Planning Inspector
A public consultation is now under way.
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