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Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP

26/0883/FULFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use of retail unit (Class E) to 2 no. student studio flats.

Received
15 June 2026
Decision due
12 August 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Duryard And St James
Agent
Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.2 Aug
  4. Target12 Aug
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 2 August.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (15)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Beaufort House 51 New North Road Exeter EX4 4EP. Exeter has handled 1,462 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Longbrook conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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.

85% of full 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 4EP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2026
Last date for comments
2 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd
Agent address
41A High Street Nailsea Bristol BS48 1AS United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
57 days

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Longbrook
  • Listed building: Grade II: 50, New North RoadOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: 2023 Article 4 Direction
  • Brownfield land register: The former King Billy and 26-28 Longbrook Street, Exeter, EX4 6AERegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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