West Exe Business Park, Exeter - Commercial Land - Sold
Description
The site extends to approximately 45 acres (18.21 HA) and split into two parcels.
SITE A - 12 ACRES (4.86 HA)
Outline planning permission (12/0379/MAJ) was granted in May 2013 for up to 17,885sqm of B1c (now Use Class E), B2 and B8 uses. Reserved matters approval (16/00950/MAJ) for these uses was granted in August 2016 and officers confirmed the scheme had been implemented in August 2018.
SITE B - 33 ACRES (13.35 HA)
Outline planning permission (17/03039/MAJ) was granted in May 2018 for up to 47,112sqm of B1 (now Use Class E), B2 and B8. The permission was subject to a number of phases and no more than 15,704sqm of B1c could be implemented. Reserved matters approval for Phase 1 (19/01619) was granted in January 2020 for 612sqm of B2 and 622sqm of B8 uses. A reserved matters approval for Phases 2-5 (application 23/00788) was granted in November 2023. The application proposes a mixture of 16,153sqm of E(g) (former B1), 14,153sqm of B2 and 15,572 sqm of B8 class uses.
- 45 Acres (18.21 HA) of consented commercial development land
- Potential for Supermarket, Hotel, Car Showrooms, 150 Key Worker/Co-Living and Build to Rent/Buy, EV Hub and Health and Well-being uses, subject to planning.
- Warehouse distribution and a range of mixed, industrial and employment uses.
- Planning consent for approximately 65,000 sqm of mixed-use employment space
Location
The site is strategically located at the gateway to the West Country. Situated on the intersection of the 3 main arterial routes into the West Country; M5/A38 and A30 and A379. Approximately 3 miles south of Exeter City Centre. Exeter is predicted to be the fastest growing city in the UK (Irwin Mitchell - UK City Tracker 2023) and just 900m from the site is Exeter’s city extension of Matford, which comprises approximately 2,500 new homes, a school and various local services. This scheme is well under way with Sovereign Housing, Redrow, Linden and Barratt delivering numerous phases.
