Alphington planning approval rate
Alphington ward in Exeter has a 93.7% approval rate based on 602 planning decisions. Exeter overall: 87.2%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.7%
ward approval rate
602
Decisions
564
Approved
38
Refused
87.2%
Exeter average
Alphington is 6.5 percentage points above the Exeter average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Alphington compares
Alphington ward
93.7%
Exeter overall
87.2%
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Recent decisions in Alphington
Two first floor extensions on the front elevation · Tue 29 Sep 2026
H1 - Yew, reduce height by 2-3m approximately, trim garden side face to tidy and · Wed 16 Sep 2026
Single-storey rear extension with flat roof, rooflights, parapet surround and re · Fri 04 Sep 2026
Construction of "lean to" rear extension (Retrospective) · Tue 01 Sep 2026
Single storey rear extension · Wed 05 Aug 2026
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