Development continues around Exeter Airport with the announcement that a new DHL Distribution Centre is to be built on the Exeter Logistics Park. This is basically how Exeter Airport is surrounded by developments.

North.

The Exeter Logistics Park is situated North of the Airport and currently has the large Amazon Distribution Centre and Lidl warehouse. This is now the site of the new DHL Distribution Centre.

Exeter Skypark by Burrington Estates spanning more than 100 acres also North of the Airport has the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust Exeter Base, DPD Distribution Centre, LiveWest offices and the Eon Energy Centre (see photo).

Another phase of this development has begun cuting  into the Northside even more including the area surrounding the only Pickett-Hamilton fort. A Pickett-Hamilton fort is a type of hardened field fortification built in Britain during the invasion crisis of 1940–1941. 

North East/East.

The location of the new large town of Cranbrook.
Harrier Court houses 13 businesses and has recently had more building development for a new antiques premises.

South.

The Exeter Airport Business Park houses a large number of different businesses totaling 32 currently. The same side also includes the Exeter College Training Academy and the Hamilton by Hilton Hotel.

South West/West.

Clyst Honiton Village.

The Airport itself is getting smaller and smaller and is completely surrounded by developments. Interestingly the Pooley's Flight Guide book UK, has a statement in it for Exeter as follows, 'Light aircraft should avoid overflying the villages of Broadclyst, Clyst Honiton, Farringdon, West Hill, Whimple and Aylesbeare whenever possible or as directed by ATC'. How on earth pilots are expected to land on runway 08 without overflying Clyst Honiton is beyond me!

A new Phase to Exeter SkyPark -

The photo below is an artist impression of how the Exeter SkyPark will eventually look covering the area where Iscavia Aviation Maintenance and Hanger 52 are located. The Northside access gate has to be maintained but is shown on this image no longer in place. There is of course an emergency services access gate (6) direct from SkyPark which is very useful for the South Western Ambulance Service who are based on SkyPark (ASOC).
 
We cannot see the normal access to Northside shown as the current lane that passes the Energy Centre only goes to that point. It is interesting to note that 'future Airport related development' is shown at (21) which could possibly be a new location for Hanger space including Iscavia. This has not been confirmed.

The map below shows how Skypark phase one and two sits on the original airfield site.