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Rockbeare Hill Quarry Rockbeare Exeter EX5 2HB

16/1464/MFULMajor - Full applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 19 September 2016

Council decision: Approval with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Replacement of existing manufacturing building with new factory building for precast concrete manufacturing (Use Class B2-General Industry)

Received
4 July 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Broadclyst (pre 02/05/19)
Agent
David Burley Architects
  1. Received4 Jul
  2. Validated4 Jul
  3. Consult.12 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Sep

Decided in 77 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Rockbeare Hill Quarry Rockbeare Exeter EX5 2HB. East Devon has handled 2,944 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 4 weeks longer than East Devon's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 1,242 applications in total for the EX5 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
EX5 2HB
Application type
Major - Full application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Rockbeare

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 July 2016
Consultation start
21 July 2016
Neighbour consultation start
6 July 2016
Last date for comments
12 August 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
David Burley Architects
Agent address
Waterside Studio The Retreat Drive Topsham EXETER EX3 0LS

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05252980
Comments
0
Documents
31

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    17 Apr

    Minor Amendment for 16/1464/MFUL

    WithdrawnNon-material amendmentAmendment25/0905/NMA
  2. 2024
    5 Mar

    Variation of additional condition added (by NMA dated 8 May 2025) to planning permission 16/1464/MFUL

    Approval with conditionsVariation of conditions (s73)24/0366/VAR
  3. 2016
    4 Jul

    Replacement of existing manufacturing building with new factory building for precast concrete manufacturing…

    This applicationApproval with conditionsFull16/1464/MFUL

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    10 Jul

    County matter application for the importation of inert soils and subsoil to allow for revised restoration…

    ApprovedCounty Matter19/1549/CM
  2. 2016
    13 Jun

    Retention of existing asphalt plant, aggregate store and ancillary stockyard/storage bays with importation…

    ApprovedCounty Matter16/1413/CM
  3. 2015
    18 Sep

    Certificate of Lawfulness for continued use of building and associated land for training purposes and car…

    PendingCertificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev15/2246/CPE
  4. 2015
    19 Jan

    Certificate of lawfulness for use of the Land as a depot for a highway and civil engineering maintenance and…

    ApprovedCertificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev15/0154/CPE
  5. 2014
    11 Nov

    Proposed offices and stockbays and relocation of existing weighbridge at Rockbeare Quarry, Rockbeare

    ApprovedCounty Matter14/2719/CM
  6. 2011
    28 Apr

    Retention of temporary office accommodation

    Approval with conditionsChange of Use11/0855/COU

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