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5 Union Road Exeter Devon EX4 6HY

Granted Exeter 19/1724/LED Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Existing use as House in Multiple Occupation within Use Class C4.

As published by the council, reference 19/1724/LED

Application record

Reference
19/1724/LED
Type
Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Was lawful use
Received
9 Dec 2019
Validated
9 Dec 2019
Decided
20 Jan 2020
Ward
Duryard And St James
Postcode
EX4 6HY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/0655/FUL Granted

    5 Union Road Exeter Devon EX4 6HY

    Change of use from 7 person house in multiple occupation to 8 person house in multiple occupation and additional rooflight

    Decided 23 Aug 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2019

    Received by Exeter

  2. 20 Jan 2020

    Decision issued: Was lawful use

  3. 9 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Exeter Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 20 January 2020, 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 5 Union Road Exeter Devon EX4 6HY

    23/0655/FUL Submitted 26 May 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from 7 person house in multiple occupation to 8 person house in multiple occupation and additional rooflight

    Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 9 docs

  • 43 Victoria Street Exeter EX4 6JQ

    25/1094/FUL Submitted 11 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Ground floor rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs

  • 33 Springfield Road Exeter EX4 6JL

    26/0564/LPD Submitted 19 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) for seven people (Sui Generis)

    Refused Lawful development 11 docs

  • 33 Springfield Road Exeter EX4 6JL

    24/1257/PD Submitted 22 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Single-storey rear extensions. Extension Length: 6m, Proposed Height: 3.3m, Extension Eaves Height: 2.91m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic

  • 33 Springfield Road Exeter EX4 6JL

    24/1258/LPD Submitted 22 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Rear flat roof dormer and rear single storey extension and front elevation roof lights.

    Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
    Small domestic

  • 47 Victoria Street Exeter Devon EX4 6JQ

    23/0459/PD Submitted 5 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Ground floor extension measuring 3.8m from the rear wall. Maximum height of 3.25m with the eaves at 2.4m.

    Granted Prior approval Extension 9 docs

In Exeter

  • 26/1478/LPD Awaiting decision

    17 Southbrook Road Exeter EX2 6JA

    Loft conversion to include hip to gable and rear dormer.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1135/LED Granted

    25 East John Walk Exeter EX1 2EP

    House in multiple occupation for four people (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1225/LPD Granted

    Marcus House, Julius House And Augustus House, New North Road Exeter EX4 4HL

    Replacement external materials including spandrel panels, metal cladding, render and brickwork and insertion of cavity barriers

    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1218/LPD Granted

    7 Jennifer Close Exeter EX2 4RB

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed demolition of ground floor rear extension and construction of a single storey pitched roof side extension.

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1222/LPD Granted

    53 Argyll Road Exeter EX4 4RX

    Proposed roof conversion and replacement of upper part (superstructure) of an existing rear extension

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Lawful development