Plans unveiled for Exeter office block

Plans have been unveiled for a new office block in Exeter.

The Wesleyan Assurance Society has submitted a planning application for around 24,000 sq ft of new build offices on a site in Exeter to be developed by Summerfield Commercial.

The application is for View Point, where Summerfield hopes to build three storey offices on the last remaining undeveloped plot at Pynes Hill Business Park.

Designed to be suitable as a headquarters building but with the flexibility to be occupied on a floor by floor basis, the offices are designed to achieve an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of an A grade and a BREEAM Excellent standard.

The design will provide offices of the highest standards of thermal efficiency, low carbon output, (offset by a significant photovoltaic solar panel installation), along with excellent occupier wellbeing and comfort.

Wesleyan Assurance Society has submitted the application in response to interest for the whole building.

Tom Holland of Wesleyan commented; “As an institutional landlord, Wesleyan are acutely aware of the ever-increasing demand for innovative workplaces where ESG credentials are placed at the forefront of the design process.

“View Point will be one of the first in the Exeter area to meet the new Biodiversity Net Gain national standards, and we are extremely proud to submit an application for a new development which has all the characteristics of a ‘best in class’ office building.”

Summerfield Developments (SW) Ltd has worked with Wesleyan to development manage the process and has worked in conjunction with Wesleyan’s marketing agents Hugo Tillotson of Maze and Andrew Pearce of Pearce Property Consultants, along with architects LHC.

“This is a superb opportunity for an occupier to move into new offices that will reduce their carbon footprint and operational running costs, whilst providing staff and clients with exceptional surroundings”, said Ben Trickey, director of Summerfield.

“We know from past experience that a building of this nature will significantly help on many tangible scales, but will also help with the more intangible areas of staff retention, staff well being and staff recruitment.”