Planning application
3 Glenthorne Road Exeter EX4 4QU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the use of 3 Glenthorne Road as a HMO (C4 Use) for 5 people.
As published by the council, reference 26/0578/LED
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0578/LED
- Type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Was not lawful use
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 May 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 4QU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Exeter
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9 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Was not lawful use
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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