Planning application
30 Whipton Lane Exeter EX1 3DS
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for single storey rear extension
As published by the council, reference 26/0942/LPD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0942/LPD
- Type
- Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was not lawful use
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Heavitree
- Postcode
- EX1 3DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2026
Received by Exeter
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Was not lawful use
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
New Space Architecture Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Exeter
Active · incorporated 2019 · Exeter
141 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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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