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56 Pennsylvania Road Exeter EX4 6DB

Granted Exeter 23/0945/LED Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development

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

Proposal

House of Multiple Occupation (Planning use class C4) for six occupiers.

As published by the council, reference 23/0945/LED

Application record

Reference
23/0945/LED
Type
Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Was lawful use
Received
27 Jul 2023
Validated
27 Jul 2023
Decided
1 Sep 2023
Ward
Duryard And St James
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX4 6DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/0771/LBC Granted

    56 Pennsylvania Road Exeter EX4 6DB

    Internal alterations to bathroom partitions

    Decided 11 Sep 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/0770/FUL Withdrawn

    56 Pennsylvania Road Exeter EX4 6DB

    Change of use from 6 bedroom HMO (C4 use) to 8 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis use)

    Decided 11 Sep 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jul 2023

    Received by Exeter

  2. 1 Sep 2023

    Decision issued: Was lawful use

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Kirkham Board Associates Agent, registered in Exeter

Active · incorporated 2005 · Exeter

74 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 90% granted

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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 1 September 2023, 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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Within 0.3 miles

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    23/0127/LBC Submitted 30 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Retention of a replacement window on front elevation at second floor level.

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    24/0771/LBC Submitted 5 Jul 2024 50 yards away

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

  • 56 Pennsylvania Road Exeter EX4 6DB

    24/0770/FUL Submitted 5 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    Change of use from 6 bedroom HMO (C4 use) to 8 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis use)

    Withdrawn Full applications 11 docs

  • 60 Pennsylvania Road Exeter Devon EX4 6DB

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  • 50 Pennsylvania Road Exeter EX4 6DB

    25/1576/LED Submitted 6 Nov 2025 50 yards away

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

    Granted Lawful development 7 docs

  • 45 Pennsylvania Road Exeter Devon EX4 6DB

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    Granted Full applications New dwelling 11 docs
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In Exeter

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

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    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