Planning application
7 Barnfield Crescent Exeter EX1 1QT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Use of the building for educational purposes (Class F1). (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)
As published by the council, reference 26/1397/LED
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1397/LED
- Type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- St Davids
- Postcode
- EX1 1QT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by Exeter
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20 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 November 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
K T A Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice
8 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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