Pithayes Cottages Church Road Whimple EX5 2TG

26/1701/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from equine to residential use; conversion of existing timber-framed and timber-clad barn to form a single dwelling with associated landscaping and garage / workshop building

Received: 26 August 2026
Council: East Devon District Council
Ward: Whimple And Rockbeare
Agent: Build Consultants Ltd

ReceivedReceived26 Aug
ValidatedValidated26 Aug
Consult.Consultation29 Sep
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Pithayes Cottages Church Road Whimple EX5 2TG. East Devon has handled 2,944 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Whimple And Rockbeare. We hold 1,242 applications in total for the EX5 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: EX5 2TG
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Whimple

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 August 2026
Last date for comments: 29 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Build Consultants Ltd
Agent address: The Hive School Hill Whimple Exeter Devon EX5 2TS

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14637454
Documents: 23

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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

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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: East Devon

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