Planning application
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of part of basement to one cluster flat, including kitchen and cinema room, and moving of refuse store.
As published by the council, reference 26/0015/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0015/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 6 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 28 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 4EP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0883/FUL Awaiting decision
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Change of use of retail unit (Class E) to 2 no. student studio flats.
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25/0938/DISPO Awaiting decision
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Discharge clauses 2.1 and 2.2 of Part A of the Schedule of the Unilateral Undertaking dated 9 March 2023 for 22/1531/FUL - Change of use from offices to student accommodation (23 flats) with rooftop infill extension, alterations to external appearance and creation of cycle and waste storage.
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24/1067/DIS Granted
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Condition Discharge: Condition 10 (Bird Box Locations) of approval 22/1531/FUL
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24/0847/DIS Granted
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Condition Discharge: Part-discharge condition 5 (Materials) and discharge condition 6 (Plant details) of approval 22/1531/FUL
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23/1379/VOC Withdrawn
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Change of use from offices to student accommodation with rooftop infill extension, alterations to external appearance and creation of cycle and waste storage (Variation of condition 2 of permission ref. 22/1531/FUL (as amended) to make minor material amendments reducing the number of student bedrooms from 107 to 105).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by Exeter
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14 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bristol
Active · incorporated 2016 · Bristol
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16 documents on file for this application
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Exeter granted permission on 28 April 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.
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