21/0965/LPD

1. 16 Jun 2021

   Received by Exeter

2. 23 Jun 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Was lawful use

4. 1 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 22/1756/LED Decided

  11 Abbots Road Exeter Devon EX4 7AN

  Existing use as Small HMO (Use Class C4), limited to 3no. occupants

  22 Dec 2022 5m away Lawful development
• 23/0912/LED Decided

  4 Priory Road Exeter EX4 7AL

  House in multiple occupation for four people (C4 use)

  21 Jul 2023 56m away Lawful development
• 26/0881/LPD Awaiting decision

  26 Mount Pleasant Road Exeter EX4 7AD

  House in multiple occupation for six residents (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use)

  13 Jun 2026 113m away Lawful development
• 26/0118/LED Decided

  26 Mount Pleasant Road Exeter EX4 7AD

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

  24 Jan 2026 113m away Lawful development
• 26/0580/LBC Granted

  7 Mount Pleasant Road Exeter EX4 7AB

  Repair windows; retrofit sash windows; replace modern doors and windows; repair plaster and render with lime; replace UPVC gutters with high-quality cast iron.

  21 Apr 2026 120m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/1080/FUL Awaiting decision

  Exeter Tool Shop Thurlow Road Exeter EX4 7AA

  Replace timber shopfront with aluminium frame shopfront with secure glazing windows.

  18 Jul 2026 125m away Full applications

• 26/0664/LPD Decided

  50 Chard Road Exeter EX1 3AX

  Alterations to roof for a hip to gable conversion and rear dormer

  8 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/1111/LPD Awaiting decision

  88 Magdalen Road Exeter EX2 4TU

  Removal of existing chimney; removal of existing projecting bay and single storey lean-to; removal of window and gate entrance.

  24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/1075/LED Awaiting decision

  61 Danes Road Exeter EX4 4LS

  Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use of 61 Danes Road as two C4 Houses in Multiple Occupation. One four person HMO (The Apartment) and one six person HMO (The Chalet).

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0521/LED Decided

  49 Sandford Walk Exeter EX1 2ET

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for four people.

  8 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/1060/LPD Awaiting decision

  77 Broadfields Road Exeter EX2 5RQ

  Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed side/rear ground floor extension.

  15 Jul 2026 Lawful development