Planning application
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of retail unit (Class E) to 2 no. student studio flats.
As published by the council, reference 26/0883/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0883/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- Postcode
- EX4 4EP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exeter register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0015/FUL Granted
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Conversion of part of basement to one cluster flat, including kitchen and cinema room, and moving of refuse store.
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25/0938/DISPO Awaiting decision
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Discharge clauses 2.1 and 2.2 of Part A of the Schedule of the Unilateral Undertaking dated 9 March 2023 for 22/1531/FUL - Change of use from offices to student accommodation (23 flats) with rooftop infill extension, alterations to external appearance and creation of cycle and waste storage.
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24/0847/DIS Granted
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Condition Discharge: Part-discharge condition 5 (Materials) and discharge condition 6 (Plant details) of approval 22/1531/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Exeter
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16 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Exeter took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bristol
Active · incorporated 2016 · Bristol
203 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 83% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Exeter for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exeter decided full applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Nearby applications
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Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Conversion of part of basement to one cluster flat, including kitchen and cinema room, and moving of refuse store.
Granted Full applications 16 docs -
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter Devon EX4 4EP
Non-material amendment to approval 22/1531/FUL to remove reference to the number of flats
Granted Amendments New dwelling 6 docs -
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
Condition Discharge: Part-discharge condition 5 (Materials) and discharge condition 6 (Plant details) of approval 22/1531/FUL
Granted Conditions 14 docs -
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter Devon EX4 4EP
Change of use from offices to student accommodation (23 flats) with rooftop infill extension, alterations to external appearance and creation of cycle and waste storage
Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 87 docsMajor scheme -
Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP
95% historically approved · decision due ~6 Aug
Discharge clauses 2.1 and 2.2 of Part A of the Schedule of the Unilateral Undertaking dated 9 March 2023 for 22/1531/FUL - Change of use from offices to student accommodation (23 flats) with rooftop infill extension, alterations to external appearance and creation of cycle and waste storage.
Awaiting decision Conditions New dwelling Extension 4 docsMajor scheme -
23 Longbrook Street Exeter Devon EX4 6AD
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Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling Loft or dormer +1 13 docs
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