Planning application
10 Longbrook Terrace Exeter EX4 4EU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
House in multiple occupation for 6 persons (Use Class C4) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)
As published by the council, reference 25/1683/LED
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1683/LED
- Type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was not lawful use
- Received
- 25 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 4EU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Nov 2025
Received by Exeter
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19 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Was not lawful use
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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AP Planning & Design Agent, a planning consultancy
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8 documents on file for this application
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Exeter refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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