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Green Close Drakes Avenue Sidford Sidmouth EX10 9JU

18/1779/MFULMajor - Full applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 January 2019

Council decision: Approval with conditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of former care home and construction of 40 retirement apartments for older persons including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping

Received
9 October 2018
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
13
Ward
Sidmouth Sidford (pre 02/05/19)
Agent
Planning Issues Limited
  1. Received9 Oct
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.20 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Jan

Decided in 101 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Green Close Drakes Avenue Sidford Sidmouth EX10 9JU. East Devon has handled 2,944 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 7 weeks longer than East Devon's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 865 applications in total for the EX10 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
EX10 9JU
Application type
Major - Full application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Sidmouth

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 October 2018
Consultation expiry
26 October 2018
Last date for comments
20 November 2018
Committee meeting
4 December 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Planning Issues Limited
Agent address
Mr Simon Cater Churchill House Parkside RINGWOOD BH24 3SG

Publicity

Last advertised
26 October 2018

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07169859
Documents
38

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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© 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. 2019
    29 May

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans condition) of planning consent 18/1779/MFUL

    Approval with conditionsVariation of conditions (s73)19/0996/VAR
  2. 2018
    9 Oct

    Demolition of former care home and construction of 40 retirement apartments for older persons including…

    This applicationApproval with conditionsFull18/1779/MFUL

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    17 Jul

    Variation of Condition 1 (plans condition) and condition 8 (tree protection) of planning consent 19/0996/VAR

    Approval with conditionsVariation of conditions (s73)20/1516/VAR
  2. 2018
    26 Oct

    Site hoarding (retrospective application)

    RefusedAdvertisement consent18/2156/ADV
  3. 2017
    1 Dec

    Demolition of former residential care home and construction of 39 sheltered apartments for the elderly…

    RefusedMajor - Full application17/2850/MFUL
  4. 2016
    21 Jun

    Demolition of former residential care home and construction of 36 sheltered apartments including communal…

    Non-determination appeal lodgedMajor - Full application16/0867/MFUL
  5. 2007
    28 Feb

    Erection of a new external doorway and associated canopy and replacement of existing entrance with new…

    WithdrawnFull Planning ConsentDCC/2411/2007

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