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Land at NGR 307237 113942 (Hillhead Quarry) South West of Penslade Cross Burlescombe Devon

25/00373/DCCDevon County CouncilAwaiting decision

Proposal

DCC/4424/2025 - County Matter for the proposed extension of Hillhead quarry for the winning and working of sand and gravel with restoration using imported inert fill, inclusive of a new internal haul road and the retention of the existing mineral processing facilities

Received
10 March 2025
Decision due
31 March 2025
Public comments
1
Ward
Lower Culm
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 31 March.

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About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at Land at NGR 307237 113942 (Hillhead Quarry) South West of Penslade Cross Burlescombe Devon. Mid Devon has handled 15 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 March 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Lower Culm.

96% of all applications at Mid Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Devon County Council
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Uffculme 53

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2025
Consultation start
17 March 2025
Last date for comments
31 March 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Documents
8
Constraints
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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.

© 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.

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

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

Source: Mid Devon

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