Planning application
20 Powderham Crescent Exeter EX4 6DA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use to confirm the use of the property as a ground floor flat and a maisonette flat for a maximum of 6 occupants with day care provision, Use Class C3(b)
As published by the council, reference 26/0665/LED
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0665/LED
- Type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was not lawful use
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 6DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by Exeter
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Was not lawful use
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26 Jul 2026
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Avalon Planning and Heritage Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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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