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Land East Of Axminster (Central Parcels) Axminster

19/1074/MOUTMajor - Outline applicationDecided
Outline / PiP

Decided on 8 April 2025

Council decision: Not determined

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Hybrid application: Outline application with all matters reserved except access for mixed use development comprising up to 441 dwellings (Use Class C3); up to 1,500sqm of Class B1(a) floorspace; up to 3,750sqm of Class B1(b and c) floorspace; up to 1,000sqm of flexible use floorspace falling within Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4 , A5 and D1; public open space; and associated infrastructure and engineering operations. Full application for the construction of a section of the north-south relief road between Sector Lane and Evil Lane, and associated engineering operations.

Received
16 August 2019
Public comments
70
Ward
Axminster
  1. Received16 Aug
  2. Validated17 May
  3. Consult.28 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 2153 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land East Of Axminster (Central Parcels) Axminster. East Devon has handled 467 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Axminster.

77% of outline 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

Application type
Major - Outline application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
441
Parish
Axminster

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 May 2019
Consultation expiry
5 June 2019
Last date for comments
28 June 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent address
(Miss Sarah Fordham) Rapleys 2nd Floor 21 Prince Street Bristol BS1 4PH

Publicity

Last advertised
5 June 2019

Additional information

Documents
146

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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 (21)

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, 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

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.

Source: East Devon

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