Planning application
82 Howell Road Exeter EX4 4LZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
House in multiple occupation for seven persons (sui generis use) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)
As published by the council, reference 25/1316/LED
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1316/LED
- Type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was lawful use
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 4LZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by Exeter
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Was lawful use
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 6 November 2025, 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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