Planning application
23 Haldon Road Exeter EX4 4DZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from 6 person House in Multiple Occupation (C4 use), to a 7 person House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis use) (Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development)
As published by the council, reference 26/0200/LPD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0200/LPD
- Type
- Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Was lawful use
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- St Davids
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 4DZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Exeter
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9 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Was lawful use
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Exeter Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exeter granted permission on 30 April 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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