Planning application
50 Pennsylvania Road Exeter EX4 6DB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
House in multiple occupation for six people (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)
As published by the council, reference 25/1576/LED
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1576/LED
- Type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was lawful use
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 6DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by Exeter
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Was lawful use
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hellier Ridley Ltd Agent, registered in Exeter
Active · incorporated 2014 · Exeter
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 16 December 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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