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The Forge (formerly The Old Smithy) Park Lane Whitford

17/0098/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 21 September 2017

Council decision: Approval with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Conversion of former Old Smithy for use as holiday accommodation

Received
3 February 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
7
Ward
Newbridges
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Sep

Decided in 230 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Forge (formerly The Old Smithy) Park Lane Whitford. East Devon has handled 2,944 applications of this type. This one was decided in 230 days, 26 weeks longer than East Devon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Newbridges.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shute

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2017
Consultation start
3 February 2017
Neighbour consultation start
3 February 2017
Last date for comments
17 February 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Seagleam Flat 1 14 Seafield Road Seaton EX12 2QS

Additional information

Documents
26

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): East Devon

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, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2020
    24 Aug

    Removal of condition 4 of planning permission 18/2121/VAR

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)20/1523/VAR
  2. 2018
    8 Oct

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 17/0098/FUL

    Approval with conditionsVariation of conditions (s73)18/2121/VAR
  3. 2017
    3 Feb

    Conversion of former Old Smithy for use as holiday accommodation

    This applicationApproval with conditionsFull17/0098/FUL

Source: East Devon

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