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Lower Watchcombe Farm Shute Axminster EX13 7QN

22/0462/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 16 May 2022

Council decision: Approval with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Demolition of existing lean-to barn and erection of replacement barn including integration of game food processing and chiller storage unit, remainder of barn retained as farm storage.

Received
2 March 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Coly Valley
Agent
Acuity Building Consultants
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated2 Mar
  3. Consult.20 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 May

Decided in 75 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Lower Watchcombe Farm Shute Axminster EX13 7QN. East Devon has handled 2,944 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 4 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 53 applications across Coly Valley. 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 7QN
Application type
Full Application
Parish
Colyton

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 March 2022
Last date for comments
20 April 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Acuity Building Consultants
Agent address
30 Winslade Road Sidmouth EX10 9EX

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11071960
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • National Landscape (AONB): East Devon
  • 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 (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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    17 Aug

    Installation of heat pump

    ApprovedFull Application21/2128/FUL

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