Planning application
49 Chard Road Exeter EX1 3AY
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Loft conversion with change from hipped to gable end roof and addition of a rear flat roof dormer.
As published by the council, reference 26/0030/LPD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0030/LPD
- Type
- Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Was lawful use
- Received
- 7 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Heavitree
- Postcode
- EX1 3AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2026
Received by Exeter
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19 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Was lawful use
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Exeter granted permission on 9 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
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