Planning application
26 Mount Pleasant Road Exeter EX4 7AD
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 26/0118/LED
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0118/LED
- Type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Was lawful use
- Received
- 24 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Newtown And St Leonards
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 7AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0881/LPD Granted
26 Mount Pleasant Road Exeter EX4 7AD
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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24 Jan 2026
Received by Exeter
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26 Jan 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
5 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
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26 Mount Pleasant Road Exeter EX4 7AD
House in multiple occupation for six residents (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use)
Granted Lawful development 20 docs -
22 Mount Pleasant Road Exeter Devon EX4 7AD
Confirmation of existing use as an HMO for 6 persons.
Granted Lawful development 29 docs -
The Old Coal Yard Exmouth Junction Mount Pleasant Road Exeter EX4 7AE
Part-discharge condition 36 (revised location of stepped path in northwest corner of site) of planning permission 22/0037/VOC - Outline application for the construction of up to 400 residential dwellings (Class C3), 65 senior living with care units (Class C2), new public open and green spaces, access road, refurbishment and extension of locally listed former water tower, and associated works (Landscaping reserved for future consideration) (Variation of condition 3 to carry out minor material amendments to Phase 2 including reducing the number of residential dwellings (Class C3) to 395 and variation to the wording of conditions 25, 26, 30, 38 and 39 of planning permission ref. 21/0910/VOC).
Granted Conditions Extension 6 docs -
The Old Coal Yard Exmouth Junction Mount Pleasant Road Exeter Devon EX4 7AE
Discharge condition 11 (Waste Audit Statement - Phase 2) of permission ref. 22/0037/VOC - Outline application for the construction of up to 400 residential dwellings (Class C3), 65 senior living with care units (Class C2), new public open and green spaces, access road, refurbishment and extension of locally listed former water tower, and associated works (Landscaping reserved for future consideration).
Granted Conditions Extension 11 docs -
The Old Coal Yard Exmouth Junction Mount Pleasant Road Exeter Devon EX4 7AE
Discharge conditions 12 (permanent surface water drainage management system), 13 (construction surface water drainage management system), 14 (exceedance pathways and overland flow routes) and 15 (adoption and maintenance arrangements) for Phase 2 of permission ref. 22/0037/VOC - Outline application for the construction of up to 400 residential dwellings (Class C3), 65 senior living with care units (Class C2), new public open and green spaces, access road, refurbishment and extension of locally listed former water tower, and associated works (Landscaping reserved for future consideration) (Variation of condition 3 to carry out minor material amendments to Phase 2 including reducing the number of residential dwellings (Class C3) to 395 and variation to the wording of conditions 25, 26, 30, 38 and 39 of planning permission ref. 21/0910/VOC).
Granted Conditions Extension 11 docs -
The Old Coal Yard Exmouth Junction Mount Pleasant Road Exeter EX4 7AE
Modify s106 agreement dated 21 May 2021 (as varied by deeds on 17 December 2021 and 27 May 2022) for 19/0650/OUT (as varied by 21/0910/VOC and 22/0037/VOC) to change the provider of the affordable dwellings in Phase 2 from a non-profit provider to a for-profit provider (housing in Phase 2 still intended to be delivered as 100% affordable).
Granted Conditions 5 docs
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