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St Giles Church Whitford Road Kilmington Axminster EX13 7RF

26/0629/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 3 September 2026

Council decision: Approval with conditions

Proposal

Installation of 4.5kW solar PV array (10 x 450W black panels) on south aisle roof, forming Phase 1 of a phased decarbonisation strategy including battery storage.

Received
30 March 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Newbridges
Agent
Seb Cope Ltd
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.15 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Sep

Decided in 157 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at St Giles Church Whitford Road Kilmington Axminster EX13 7RF. East Devon has handled 2,944 applications of this type. This one was decided in 157 days, 15 weeks longer than East Devon's typical decision time. The site is in the Kilmington conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Newbridges. 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 7RF
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kilmington

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 March 2026
Consultation expiry
22 April 2026
Last date for comments
15 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Seb Cope Ltd
Architect profile
SEB COPE LTD
Agent address
Mr Sebastian Cope Office No. 1, 1st Floor 58 Broad Street Lyme Regis DT7 3QF

Publicity

Last advertised
22 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14733400
Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Kilmington
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Church of St GilesOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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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