Land At Exeter Substation Broadclyst

25/0063/MFULMajor - Full applicationApproved

Full

Approved on 22 August 2025

Council decision: Approval with conditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed development of a battery energy storage system (BESS) including ancillary works and access arrangements

Received: 3 February 2025
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 14
Council: East Devon District Council
Ward: Broadclyst
Agent: Renplan Ltd

ReceivedReceived3 Feb
ValidatedValidated3 Feb
Consult.Consultation29 Jul
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided22 Aug

Decided in 200 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land At Exeter Substation Broadclyst. East Devon has handled 2,944 applications of this type. This one was decided in 200 days, 22 weeks longer than East Devon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Broadclyst.

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

Application type: Major - Full application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Broadclyst

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 February 2025
Consultation expiry: 12 February 2025
Last date for comments: 29 July 2025
Committee meeting: 19 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Renplan Ltd
Architect profile: RENPLAN LTD
Agent address: Mr B Lewis The Hive 6 Beaufighter Road Weston-super-Mare BS24 8EE

Publicity

Last advertised: 12 February 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13686527
Documents: 68

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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.

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Source: East Devon

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