25/1073/LPD

1. 6 Aug 2025

   Received by Exeter

2. 12 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Was not lawful use

4. 26 Jul 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

• 26/0342/VOC Granted

  7A Parkfield Way Topsham EX3 0DP

  Application Reference Number: 25/1286/FUL Date of Decision: 26/11/2025 Variation of Condition Number(s): 2. Parking bay to be moved to the opposite side replacement for the existing documentation. New information provided: 2529-01 Rev A - Revised Existing Layouts 2529-02 Rev B - Revised Proposed Layouts 2529-Heritage Statement Rev A - Revised Heritage Statement

  10 Mar 2026 32m away Amendments
• 26/0343/FUL Granted

  7A Parkfield Way Topsham EX3 0DP

  Two storey rear extension, new windows and doors to the rear elevation, extended rear terrace. Removal of rear Utility and Store.

  10 Mar 2026 32m away Full applications
• 25/1286/FUL Granted

  7A Parkfield Way Topsham EX3 0DP

  New parking bay formed in rear garden involving the removal of a section of boundary wall. Replacement windows and front door. Front door canopy replaced with open porch.

  18 Sep 2025 32m away Full applications
• 26/0765/CAT Granted

  7A Parkfield Way Topsham EX3 0DP

  Hawthorn (Tree 1) - request to reduce height of hawthorn by 6-7ft and shorten back sides by 1-2ft, take back to a suitable side branch to leave a natural form. Clear tree off shed roof by 1-2ft and crown lift canopy to 7ft

  29 May 2026 33m away Trees
• 25/1837/FUL Refused

  20 Parkfield Road Topsham EX3 0DR

  Dormer loft extension to create a new bedroom and ensuite comprising two pitched roofs with a connecting flat roof.

  24 Dec 2025 45m away Full applications
• 26/0719/CAT Granted

  9 Parkfield Way Topsham EX3 0DP

  Liquidambar (Tree 1) Request to reduce height of liquidambar by 5-6ft and shorten back sides by 1-3ft, cut back to a suitable side branch to leave a natural form at the customers desired size and shape. Clear lower branches of tree off garage roof by 2-3ft and crown lift canopy to 7ft. Thin inside canopy, remove crossing branches and water shoots.

  18 May 2026 62m away Trees

• 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