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Devoncourt Hotel 16 Douglas Avenue Exmouth EX8 2EX

26/1056/MFULMajor - Full applicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Demolition of the existing Devoncourt buildings and outbuildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a mixed-use development comprising 61 residential apartments, including 10 affordable units, and a new 65-bed hotel, together with associated access arrangements via Douglas Avenue and the Maer Road car park, car parking, landscaping, green infrastructure, drainage, and associated works

Received
25 June 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Exmouth Littleham
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated25 Jun
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 24 July.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (77)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Devoncourt Hotel 16 Douglas Avenue Exmouth EX8 2EX. East Devon has handled 2,944 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Exmouth Littleham. We hold 363 applications in total for the EX8 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
EX8 2EX
Application type
Major - Full application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
61
Parish
Exmouth

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 June 2026
Consultation expiry
1 July 2026
Last date for comments
24 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Malcolm Gigg 39 Rolle Street Exmouth EX8 2SN

Publicity

Last advertised
1 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14785287
Documents
77

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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© 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.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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