Planning application
40 Buckerell Avenue Exeter EX2 4RD
Works: Loft or dormer
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Loft conversion, with hip to gable conversion and rear dormer
As published by the council, reference 26/1152/LPD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1152/LPD
- Type
- Lawfulness of Proposed Use/Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Was not lawful use
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Newtown And St Leonards
- Postcode
- EX2 4RD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Exeter
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9 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Was not lawful use
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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
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