25/1730/LPD

1. 5 Dec 2025

   Received by Exeter

2. 10 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Was 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

• 26/0286/DIS Granted

  460 Topsham Road Exeter EX2 7AL

  Discharge conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Landscaping Scheme), 6 (Side bay windows - detailed drawings), 7 (Design SAP calculations), 8 (Secure Cycle Parking) and 9 (Bird Boxes) of planning permission 22/1641/FUL - Construction of new two bedroom attached dwelling with landscaping and associated works.

  27 Feb 2026 3m away Conditions
• 25/1237/FUL Refused

  16 Glasshouse Lane Exeter EX2 7BR

  Side two storey extension, and rear part two-storey, part single-storey extension.

  11 Sep 2025 127m away Full applications
• 21/1073/DIS Decided

  Exeter Golf And Country Club Topsham Road Exeter Devon EX2 7AE

  Discharge of Planning Conditions attached to Planning Permission 20/1368/FUL: (PC) 3 (material details, plans, sections, elevations & preliminary information from glazing specialist), PC5 (Schedule of external materials), PC8 (Construction Method Statement) and PC14 (Tree protective Fencing Drawing no. L01.04-P5 and included within Construction Method Statement).

  6 Jul 2021 171m away Conditions
• 25/1656/TPO Granted

  45 Somerville Crescent Exeter EX2 7GD

  Somerville Crescent1;1;b- Group of 1xash and 1x Holm Oak. Crown raise to 4m over garden

  21 Nov 2025 179m away Trees
• 26/0039/LBC Granted

  Exeter Golf And Country Club Topsham Road Exeter EX2 7AE

  Structural repair of Weare House porte-cochere parapet.

  9 Jan 2026 185m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/0402/FUL Awaiting decision

  435 Topsham Road Exeter EX2 7AB

  Rear extensions at first floor and loft conversion with dormer

  19 Mar 2026 220m away Full applications

• 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