Planning application
42 Chard Road Exeter EX1 3AX
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior approval for single storey rear extension measuring 6m deep x 3.9m max. height x 2.9m eaves height.
As published by the council, reference 26/1471/PD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1471/PD
- Type
- Prior Approval - Householder Extension
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Heavitree
- Postcode
- EX1 3AX
Comment by 1 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Exeter's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2026
Received by Exeter
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9 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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 prior approval applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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