Planning application
Hedge Rise Sidmouth Road St Loyes Exeter EX2 5QJ
Works: Extension Demolition
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposal to demolish existing garage and replace with porous hard standing and elongated driveway, reposition and replace outbuilding building for garage, fitness and lounge space and enlarge side extension and include a rear extension.
As published by the council, reference 26/0320/LPD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0320/LPD
- Type
- Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was not lawful use
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- St Loyes
- Postcode
- EX2 5QJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Exeter
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16 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Was not lawful use
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Squirrel Design Solutions Limited Agent, a design practice registered in Kingsbridge
Active · incorporated 2016 · Kingsbridge
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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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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