Developers claim council planning committee refusal was 'if not malevolent, certainly misguided' - Exeter Observer
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Appeal against decision to deny fifth additional storey in build-to-rent scheme above Crankhouse Coffee accuses councillors of seeking to 'appease the weight of objectors' orchestrated opinion' against amendments to eleven year-old consent.

TL;DR: Original developer got planning permission in 2013 but never started construction and died during the pandemic. Another developer picked up the planning permission and made some major changes that the council refused permission for. Developer claims a coffee shop on the street “orchestrated” 130+ compaints to get it denied.