Planning application
38 Pennsylvania Road Exeter EX4 6DB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
House in Multiple Occupation for eight residents (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 26/0066/LED
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0066/LED
- Type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Was lawful use
- Received
- 15 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Postcode
- EX4 6DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jan 2026
Received by Exeter
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4 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Mar 2026
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
Exeter Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 16 March 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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