44 Powderham Crescent Exeter EX4 6BZ
Approved on 5 May 2026
Council decision: Was lawful use
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Proposal
House in multiple occupation for four people (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)
- Received
- 23 January 2026
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Duryard And St James
- ReceivedReceived23 Jan
- ValidatedValidated11 Feb
- Consult.Consultation15 Mar
- TargetTarget Date9 Apr
- DecidedDecided5 May
Decided in 83 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 44 Powderham Crescent Exeter EX4 6BZ. Exeter has handled 180 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 8 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the Longbrook conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Duryard And St James. We hold 1,347 applications in total for the EX4 postcode area.
84% of amendment applications at Exeter City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EX4 6BZ
- Application type
- Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 15 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 9 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 2 Catherstone Cottages Bridport Dorset DT6 6LT United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 57 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Longbrook
- Article 4 direction: 2023 Article 4 Direction
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202626 Jun
House in multiple occupation for six residents (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use)
ApprovedLawfulness of Proposed Use/Development26/0969/LPD - 202612 Jun
House in multiple occupation for six residents (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use)
ApprovedLawfulness of Proposed Use/Development26/0869/LPD
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