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Exeter City Council disregards national planning policy and Environment Agency criticism to approve Riverside Valley Park flood zone heat plant plans - Exeter Observer Five gas boilers to provide 80% of “low-to-zero carbon” Grace Road Fields plant generation capacity for distribution to institutional consumers through privately-run 13-mile underground network expect... https://exeterobserver.org/2025/08/17/exeter-city-council-disregards-national-planning-policy-environment-agency-criticism-riverside-valley-park-flood-zone-heat-plant-five-gas-boilers-80-per-cent-heat-generation-capacity-grace-road-fields-private-underground-network-ten-years-completion/