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61 Danes Road Exeter EX4 4LS

Awaiting decision Exeter 26/1075/LED Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use of 61 Danes Road as two C4 Houses in Multiple Occupation. One four person C4 use HMO (The Apartment) and one six person sui generis HMO (The Chalet).

As published by the council, reference 26/1075/LED

Application record

Reference
26/1075/LED
Type
Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Duryard And St James
Postcode
EX4 4LS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/1049/FUL Refused

    61 Danes Road Exeter EX4 4LS

    Change of use and subdivision of 10 person HMO (Sui generis use) into a 7 person HMO (sui generis use) and a 5 person HMO (C4 use), and associated alterations

    Decided 2 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • 24/0108/FUL Withdrawn

    61 Danes Road Exeter EX4 4LS

    Single storey extension, garage conversion, internal alterations and change of use from 10 bedroom HMO to 12 bedroom HMO.

    Decided 22 Apr 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jul 2026

    Received by Exeter

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 September 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

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XL Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

10 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 lawful development applications in a median of 47 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 61 Danes Road Exeter EX4 4LS

    25/1049/FUL Submitted 3 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use and subdivision of 10 person HMO (Sui generis use) into a 7 person HMO (sui generis use) and a 5 person HMO (C4 use), and associated alterations

    Refused Full applications 20 docs

  • 61 Danes Road Exeter EX4 4LS

    24/0108/FUL Submitted 25 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    Single storey extension, garage conversion, internal alterations and change of use from 10 bedroom HMO to 12 bedroom HMO.

    Withdrawn Full applications Extension 16 docs
    Small domestic

  • 53 Danes Road Exeter Devon EX4 4LS

    23/0168/FUL Submitted 7 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Single storey rear extension to existing kitchen (Revision of refused application 22/0270/FUL).

    Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
    Small domestic

  • 64 Danes Road Exeter EX4 4LS

    24/0944/LPD Submitted 17 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Change of use from large HMO up to 8 persons to large HMO up to 9 persons (sui generis use).

    Refused Lawful development 5 docs

  • 64 Danes Road Exeter EX4 4LS

    24/0945/DIS Submitted 17 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 3 (contaminated land risk report) and six (SAP calculations) of 23/0705/VOC

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • 64 Danes Road Exeter Devon EX4 4LS

    23/0705/VOC Submitted 7 Jun 2023 50 yards away

    Variation of condition two of 23/0097/FUL to amend the drawings of the approved dwelling, omitting the ground floor side extension, and inclusion of solar panels

    Granted Amendments Extension 5 docs
    Domestic

In Exeter

  • 26/1478/LPD Awaiting decision

    17 Southbrook Road Exeter EX2 6JA

    Loft conversion to include hip to gable and rear dormer.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1135/LED Granted

    25 East John Walk Exeter EX1 2EP

    House in multiple occupation for four people (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1225/LPD Granted

    Marcus House, Julius House And Augustus House, New North Road Exeter EX4 4HL

    Replacement external materials including spandrel panels, metal cladding, render and brickwork and insertion of cavity barriers

    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1218/LPD Granted

    7 Jennifer Close Exeter EX2 4RB

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed demolition of ground floor rear extension and construction of a single storey pitched roof side extension.

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1222/LPD Granted

    53 Argyll Road Exeter EX4 4RX

    Proposed roof conversion and replacement of upper part (superstructure) of an existing rear extension

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Lawful development