Planning application
Lea House Couches Lane Woodbury Exeter EX5 1HL
Works: Roofing Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of the building as a C3 residential annexe, installation of new roof covering and installation of new windows and doors
As published by the council, reference 26/0217/CPL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0217/CPL
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: CPL Approve
- Received
- 15 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 15 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 8 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Woodbury And Lympstone
- Parish
- Woodbury
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX5 1HL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Feb 2026
Received by East Devon
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8 Apr 2026
Decision issued: CPL Approve
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Space Architects UK Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Exmouth
Active · incorporated 2009 · Exmouth
19 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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East Devon granted permission on 8 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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.
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