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Steers Cottage Stoke Canon Exeter EX5 4ED

Awaiting decision East Devon 25/2505/CPE Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev

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Proposal

Certificate of existing lawfulness for the use of an outbuilding which is used as a study/garden room

As published by the council, reference 25/2505/CPE

Application record

Reference
25/2505/CPE
Type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Exe Valley
Parish
Stoke Canon
Postcode
EX5 4ED

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Dec 2025

    Received by East Devon

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    East Devon took a median of 42 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with East Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Devon decided lawful development applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

In East Devon

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    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development