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9 Sunhill Avenue Topsham EX3 0BP

Granted Exeter 23/1476/LPD Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness sought for proposed single storey detached outbuilding in rear garden.

As published by the council, reference 23/1476/LPD

Application record

Reference
23/1476/LPD
Type
Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Was lawful use
Received
4 Dec 2023
Validated
4 Dec 2023
Decided
3 Jan 2024
Ward
Topsham
Postcode
EX3 0BP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Dec 2023

    Received by Exeter

  2. 3 Jan 2024

    Decision issued: Was lawful use

  3. 20 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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16a Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 3 January 2024, 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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