Exeter City Council • 26/0311/FUL
Four-bed specialist end of life care unit proposed within St David's conservation area
19 - 20 Howell Road Exeter EX4 4LG
An applicant has applied to erect a new detached four-bed building for specialist end of life care, right next to an existing nursing home in the St David's conservation area.
- Status
- under_review
- Type
- full
- Received
- 2026-03-04
Summary
The proposal is for a new detached building containing four beds for specialist end of life care — the kind of facility where people receive support in the final stages of life. The site is at 19–20 Howell Road, directly next to The Dales Nursing Home. The site sits within the St David's conservation area. A Grade II listed building, Velwell Villas, is right next door at around 35 metres. Several Exeter College buildings are a couple of minutes' walk away, and the University of Exeter's Streatham Campus is a few minutes' walk. Because the site is in a conservation area and within the setting of a listed building, a Heritage Impact Assessment and Heritage Statement are normally required. Neither has been submitted with this application.
What you can do
Anyone can comment by searching for reference 26/0311/FUL on Exeter City Council's planning portal. The council can consider impacts on the conservation area, the setting of the listed building, design, scale, and neighbour amenity. They cannot take into account views about the nature of end of life care — only material planning matters count.