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The Old Dairy Westhay Farm Hawkchurch Axminster EX13 5XH

15/2495/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 15 December 2015

Council decision: Approval with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Installation of ground mounted photovoltaic panels in orchard for domestic use

Received
12 November 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Axminster Rural (pre 02/05/19)
  1. Received12 Nov
  2. Validated12 Nov
  3. Consult.9 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Dec

Decided in 33 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at The Old Dairy Westhay Farm Hawkchurch Axminster EX13 5XH. East Devon has handled 2,944 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 2 weeks quicker than East Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 959 applications in total for the EX13 postcode area.

89% of full applications at East Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX13 5XH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hawkchurch

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 November 2015
Consultation expiry
18 November 2015
Consultation start
12 November 2015
Neighbour consultation start
12 November 2015
Last date for comments
9 December 2015

Publicity

Last advertised
18 November 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04596666
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Westhay FarmhouseOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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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© 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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