Householder planning applications

If you are thinking of making alterations to your home, you need to find out if you need planning permission by going to the Applying for planning permission page. Householder planning applications deal with house extensions, garages, enlargements to gardens, erection of walls and fences to domestic properties, or any other outbuildings within the boundary of your own property.

Dropped Kerbs

The Highway Department of Devon County Council deal with requests for dropped kerbs, however, they require you to first see if planning permission is required from Exeter City Council for the car hardstanding/garage/car port/parking area you are proposing before they will undertake the work. To find out if you need planning consent for the car hardstanding/garage/car port/parking area you need to complete the Do I Need Planning Consent? Form (see the Do I Need Planning? section from the options towards the top of this page) and send it in to Exeter City Council.

We make a charge of £25 per enquiry for this service. We will respond to any such Enquiry within 10 working days of receipt of the query and fee. Please make cheques payable to Exeter City Council and submit your enquiry by post to: Exeter City Council, Planning Services, Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 1NN. Alternatively it is possible to pay by telephone on 01392 265 213 - please say that is it a Householder Enquiry fee you are paying.

If your proposal is a permitted development, then Devon County Council will need a copy of our letter to you to proceed with their work. If you need planning permission, then Devon County Council will not undertake any work to the kerb until this is obtained from Exeter City Council.

Householder extensions Supplementary Planning Document

A Householder's Guide to Extension Design SPD has been prepared. This identifies the City Council's requirements in relation to domestic extensions and alterations, and forms the basis for the determination of planning applications. Copies are also available from the Customer Service Centre in the Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter which is open 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

Permission to other consents

Special rules and additional types of permission may also be needed if you are planning :

• Work on a Listed buildings - If your property is a listed building you must also apply for listed building consent.
• Work within Conservation areas.
• Work on protected tree or trees in a Conservation Area.
• Outdoor signs or advertisements.

You will need to complete extra forms and plans for these types of work and there may be an additional fee. More details are available from the Applying for planning permission pages and the Planning fees and charges pages.

How to submit a planning application

Planning applications can be submitted via the Governments Planning Portal. Additional Government information about common types of planning applications is also available. Alternatively, Householders applications and information on what to submit with your planning application are available from us.