Planning application
15 Lower North Street Exeter EX4 3ET
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
House in multiple occupation for 6 persons (Use Class C4) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)
As published by the council, reference 25/1806/LED
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1806/LED
- Type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was lawful use
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St Davids
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 3ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Exeter
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3 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Was lawful use
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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BARCHINGTON ARCHITECTURAL Agent, an architecture practice
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6 documents on file for this application
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Exeter granted permission on 3 February 2026, 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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