Planning application
3 Vaughan Road Exeter EX1 3DH
Works: Extension Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Hip-to-gable south roof extension and rear flat roof dormer.
As published by the council, reference 26/0170/LPD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0170/LPD
- Type
- Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was lawful use
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Heavitree
- Postcode
- EX1 3DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by Exeter
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16 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Feb 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
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 25 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
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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