Orchard Cottage Higher Watchcombe Farm Shute Axminster EX13 7QN
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Proposal
Certificate of existing lawful use of Orchard Cottage and Garden Cottage as a single dwelling since amalgamation in 2020.
- Received
- 6 August 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 11 October 2026
- Council
- East Devon District Council
- Ward
- Coly Valley
- ReceivedReceived6 Aug
- ValidatedValidated6 Aug
- Consult.Consultation4 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Orchard Cottage Higher Watchcombe Farm Shute Axminster EX13 7QN. East Devon has handled 193 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 6 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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.
87% of amendment 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
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Colyton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 August 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 12 August 2026
- Last date for comments
- 4 September 2026
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 August 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-15121593
- Documents
- 14
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20239 Jun
Replacement of door and window with window, and replacement of blockwork external wall with stonework on…
Approval retrospective (conditions)Full Application23/1239/FUL - 20168 Dec
Removal of holiday occupation condition (condition 6) on application 85/P1906
Approval with conditionsVariation of conditions (s73)16/2928/VAR - 20167 Sep
Removal of holiday occupation condition (condition 6) on application 7/79/85/P1906/00124
WithdrawnVariation of conditions (s73)16/2080/VAR
Source: East Devon
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Nearby applications
- Orchard Cottage & Garden Cottage Higher Watchcombe Farm Shute Axminster EX13 7QN16/2080/VAR · ConditionsWithdrawn0.0 mi
- The Barn Higher Watchcombe Farm Shute EX13 7QN23/1239/FUL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Megs Roost Higher Watchcombe Farm Shute Axminster EX13 7QN26/1100/DBG · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- Megs Roost (formerly The Lodge) Higher Watchcombe Farm Shute Axminster EX13 7QN16/2081/VAR · ConditionsWithdrawn0.0 mi
- The Barn Higher Watchcombe Farm Shute Axminster EX13 7QN23/1240/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
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You may need a heritage statement. Heritage & archaeology consultants near this site
A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 14.2 miExeter
- 16.7 miTauntonRICS Regulated
- 40.7 miGillinghamRTPI
Nearest first, within 50 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
- J R Colston & CoElectrician1.3 mi
- Tyne Electrical Services LtdElectrician2.0 mi
- Millman Electrical LtdElectrician2.0 mi
- Stuart’s Sweeping Service and DuncanSolid Fuel Heating2.3 mi
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