Planning application
44 Powderham Crescent Exeter EX4 6BZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
House in multiple occupation for four people (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)
As published by the council, reference 26/0106/LED
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0106/LED
- Type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was lawful use
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 6BZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0969/LPD Granted
44 Powderham Crescent Exeter EX4 6BZ
House in multiple occupation for six residents (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use)
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26/0869/LPD Granted
44 Powderham Crescent Exeter EX4 6BZ
House in multiple occupation for six residents (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Exeter
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11 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Was lawful use
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 5 May 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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44 Powderham Crescent Exeter EX4 6BZ
House in multiple occupation for six residents (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use)
Granted Lawful development 6 docs -
44 Powderham Crescent Exeter EX4 6BZ
House in multiple occupation for six residents (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use)
Granted Lawful development 22 docs -
Ground Floor Flat 39 Powderham Crescent Exeter EX4 6BZ
Magnolia tree in rear left corner of back garden at 39 Powderham Crescent. Complete removal of tree required as tree has caused both rear wall at 39 Powderham Crescent to become unstable and boundary wall between 38 and 39 Powderham Crescent to be unstable. Not planning on replacing the tree as any future tree in this location would impact the boundary walls again in future.
Granted Trees 6 docsSmall domestic -
Ground Floor Flat 39 Powderham Crescent Exeter EX4 6BZ
Magnolia tree, reduction in growth by 50% to prevent growth into neighbouring properties and keep at manageable size
Granted Trees 5 docs -
38 Pennsylvania Road Exeter EX4 6DB
House in Multiple Occupation for eight residents (Sui Generis)
Granted Lawful development 7 docs -
Ground Floor Flat 39 Powderham Crescent Exeter Devon EX4 6BZ
Magnolia, Crown Reduction by 50%, keep tree manageable size, prevent further growth into neighbouring properties.
Granted Trees 3 docs
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26/1353/LPD Granted
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Demolish low wall to front garden and convert garden to driveway with permeable/porous finish. Roof extension which includes rear dormer, Velux style roof windows to front roof slope, and converting the hip to a gable roof. New rainwater collected will go to a soakaway.
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26/1060/LPD Refused
77 Broadfields Road Exeter EX2 5RQ
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed side/rear ground floor extension.
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26/1044/LPD Granted
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26/1020/LED Granted
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House in Multiple Occupation for five people (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)
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26/1362/LPD Granted
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