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20 Commins Road Exeter EX1 2PZ

Granted Exeter 26/0980/LED Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed use as an HMO for 3 people.

As published by the council, reference 26/0980/LED

Application record

Reference
26/0980/LED
Type
Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Was lawful use
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Decided
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Pennsylvania
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX1 2PZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jul 2026

    Received by Exeter

  2. 14 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Was lawful use

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 14 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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