Willsham Cottage, Countisbury, Lynton, EX35 6NF
Approved on 1 October 2025
Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed demolition of a lean to and conservatory on the west elevation to be replaced with a new ground floor extension and a first floor extension including a replacement roof finish over the 1970s extension, localised landscaping works and new steps down to the drive.
- Received
- 4 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Exmoor
- ReceivedReceived4 Aug
- ValidatedValidated4 Aug
- Consult.Consultation4 Sep
- TargetTarget Date29 Sep
- DecidedDecided1 Oct
Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at WILLSHAM COTTAGE, COUNTISBURY, LYNTON, EX35 6NF. Exmoor has handled 217 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 380 applications in total for the EX35 postcode area.
91% of full applications at Exmoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EX35 6NF
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Brendon and Countisbury
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 4 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 29 September 2025
- Application expires
- 28 August 2025
- Permission expires
- 30 September 2028
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 14 August 2025
- Site notice start
- 12 August 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14228724
- UPRN
- 10012094996
- Documents
- 14
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National park: Exmoor
- 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 Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Source: Exmoor
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