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Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP

Awaiting decision Exeter 26/0883/FUL Full Planning Permission

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 6 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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.

    Decided 28 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • 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.

    Submitted 11 Jun 2025 Conditions
  • 24/1067/DIS Granted

    Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP

    Condition Discharge: Condition 10 (Bird Box Locations) of approval 22/1531/FUL

    Decided 8 Jan 2025 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 16 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • 23/1379/VOC Withdrawn

    Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP

    Change of use from offices to student accommodation with rooftop infill extension, alterations to external appearance and creation of cycle and waste storage (Variation of condition 2 of permission ref. 22/1531/FUL (as amended) to make minor material amendments reducing the number of student bedrooms from 107 to 105).

    Decided 15 Apr 2024 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Received by Exeter

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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 52 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

216 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 84% granted

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Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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 72 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

    23/1379/VOC Submitted 10 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from offices to student accommodation with rooftop infill extension, alterations to external appearance and creation of cycle and waste storage (Variation of condition 2 of permission ref. 22/1531/FUL (as amended) to make minor material amendments reducing the number of student bedrooms from 107 to 105).

    Withdrawn Amendments Extension 26 docs
  • Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP

    26/0015/FUL Submitted 6 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    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

    23/0450/NMA Submitted 3 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    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

    24/0847/DIS Submitted 24 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    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

    22/1531/FUL Submitted 2 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    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 docs
    Major scheme
  • Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP

    25/0938/DISPO Submitted 11 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    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 docs
    Major scheme

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