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29 Herschell Road Exeter EX4 6LX

Refused Exeter 26/0128/LED Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

House in Multiple Occupation for five tenants (C4 Use)

As published by the council, reference 26/0128/LED

Application record

Reference
26/0128/LED
Type
Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Was not lawful use
Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Decided
29 May 2026
Ward
Newtown And St Leonards
Postcode
EX4 6LX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Received by Exeter

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 May 2026

    Decision issued: Was not lawful use

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Francis Louis Exeter Ltd Agent, registered in Exeter

Active · incorporated 2018 · Exeter

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exeter refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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