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33 Springfield Road Exeter EX4 6JL

Refused Exeter 26/0564/LPD Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development

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

Proposal

House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) for seven people (Sui Generis)

As published by the council, reference 26/0564/LPD

Application record

Reference
26/0564/LPD
Type
Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Was not lawful use
Received
19 Apr 2026
Validated
19 Apr 2026
Decided
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Duryard And St James
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX4 6JL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/1257/PD Granted

    33 Springfield Road Exeter EX4 6JL

    Single-storey rear extensions. Extension Length: 6m, Proposed Height: 3.3m, Extension Eaves Height: 2.91m

    Decided 17 Dec 2024 Prior approval
  • 24/1258/LPD Granted

    33 Springfield Road Exeter EX4 6JL

    Rear flat roof dormer and rear single storey extension and front elevation roof lights.

    Decided 16 Dec 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Apr 2026

    Received by Exeter

  2. 12 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Was not lawful use

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Exeter Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

11 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 33 Springfield Road Exeter EX4 6JL

    24/1257/PD Submitted 22 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Single-storey rear extensions. Extension Length: 6m, Proposed Height: 3.3m, Extension Eaves Height: 2.91m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic

  • 33 Springfield Road Exeter EX4 6JL

    24/1258/LPD Submitted 22 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Rear flat roof dormer and rear single storey extension and front elevation roof lights.

    Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
    Small domestic

  • 27 Springfield Road Exeter Devon EX4 6JL

    23/0536/FUL Submitted 28 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • 54 Springfield Road Exeter Devon EX4 6JL

    20/0099/LPD Submitted 23 Jan 2020 50 yards away

    Change of use from dwelling house (C3 use) to small HMO (C4 use) for up to six people

    Granted Lawful development 6 docs
    Domestic

  • 5 Union Road Exeter Devon EX4 6HY

    19/1724/LED Submitted 9 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Existing use as House in Multiple Occupation within Use Class C4.

    Granted Lawful development 5 docs

  • 5 Union Road Exeter Devon EX4 6HY

    23/0655/FUL Submitted 26 May 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from 7 person house in multiple occupation to 8 person house in multiple occupation and additional rooflight

    Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 9 docs

In Exeter

  • 26/1478/LPD Awaiting decision

    17 Southbrook Road Exeter EX2 6JA

    Loft conversion to include hip to gable and rear dormer.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1135/LED Granted

    25 East John Walk Exeter EX1 2EP

    House in multiple occupation for four people (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1225/LPD Granted

    Marcus House, Julius House And Augustus House, New North Road Exeter EX4 4HL

    Replacement external materials including spandrel panels, metal cladding, render and brickwork and insertion of cavity barriers

    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1218/LPD Granted

    7 Jennifer Close Exeter EX2 4RB

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed demolition of ground floor rear extension and construction of a single storey pitched roof side extension.

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1222/LPD Granted

    53 Argyll Road Exeter EX4 4RX

    Proposed roof conversion and replacement of upper part (superstructure) of an existing rear extension

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Lawful development