The outline draft consultation was the second round of consultation undertaken in the plan making process for the Exeter Plan which will cover the city’s development needs 2020-2040. The outline draft included the vision for the city, potential development sites for a mixture of uses including housing and a set of draft policies. This version was not a full draft.

The outline draft is available for download.

The outline draft Exeter Plan was available for public comment for 12 weeks between 26 September and 19 December 2022.

During this consultation, officers from the Council spoke to more than 1,000 people at 15 face-to-face roadshow events in addition to taking the Plan to young people, community groups and city stakeholders.

Almost 4,000 contributions from residents, businesses and organisations across the city were received.

These responses have been collated and analysed by the Local Plans team.

Download a summary of responses received during the consultation.

A further public consultation on the final draft Exeter Plan will take place in autumn 2023.