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49 Sandford Walk Exeter EX1 2ET

Granted Exeter 26/0521/LED Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for four people.

As published by the council, reference 26/0521/LED

Application record

Reference
26/0521/LED
Type
Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Was lawful use
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Decided
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Newtown And St Leonards
Postcode
EX1 2ET

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2026

    Received by Exeter

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Was lawful use

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 15 July 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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