Planning application
157 Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4SQ
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Single storey flat roof extension
As published by the council, reference 25/1743/LPD
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1743/LPD
- Type
- Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was lawful use
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Newtown And St Leonards
- Postcode
- EX2 4SQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Exeter
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Was lawful use
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Woods Design Services Agent, a design practice registered in Devon
Dissolved · incorporated 2004 · Devon
57 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 80% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Exeter granted permission on 15 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.
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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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