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The Blue Ball Inn, Countisbury Hill, Lynmouth, Lynton, Ex35 6Ne

EXM/26/196/CLECertificate Of Lawfulness - ExistingPending Decision
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use/Development to begin the development of the erection of 4no. linked cabins for use as holiday lets set out in Planning Permission 62/11/22/019, work has been undertaken on the site in the form of digging a trench and excavation works. It is considered these works demonstrate that a material engineering operation has occurred on site as defined by Section 56(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Received
28 August 2026
Council
Exmoor
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received28 Aug
  2. Validated28 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Exmoor92% of applications approved

This is a planning application at The Blue Ball Inn, Countisbury Hill, Lynmouth, Lynton, Ex35 6Ne. Exmoor has handled 1 application of this type. It was submitted on 28 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 378 applications in total for the EX35 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
EXM/26/196/CLE
Address
The Blue Ball Inn, Countisbury Hill, Lynmouth, Lynton, Ex35 6Ne
Postcode
EX35 6NE
Local Authority
Exmoor
Application Type
Certificate Of Lawfulness - Existing
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Under Consideration

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
28 August 2026
Date Validated
28 August 2026
Date Submitted
28 August 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Emma Giffard

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.231750, -3.796128
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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