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Land at NGR 305520 114082 North of Waterloo Court Uffculme Devon

26/00151/PIPPermission in PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 11 March 2026

Council decision: Refuse permissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 3 dwellings

Received
4 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Canonsleigh
  1. Received4 Feb
  2. Validated4 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target11 Mar
  5. Decided11 Mar

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land at NGR 305520 114082 North of Waterloo Court Uffculme Devon. Mid Devon has handled 278 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Mid Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Canonsleigh.

91% of outline 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal would represent new residential development in a rural location outside of a defined settlement within the Mid Devon Local Plan 2013-2033 and therefore in the countryside, for which an overriding essential need has not been justified. It is not providing affordable housing or self-build units to meet local need. The site by virtue of its location and distance from services and facilities would result in an unsustainable form of development that will increase the need for journeys to be made by private car. As a result the development is unacceptable, constituting unsustainable development. The identified harm in terms of its unsustainable location, would not be outweighed by the lack of a 5 year housing supply. The scheme is contrary to Policies S1, S2, S3 and S14 of the Mid Devon Local Plan 2013-33 and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework. Statement of Positive Working Refusal (no negotiation) In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework the Council works in a

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Permission in Principle
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Burlescombe 06

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 February 2026
Consultation expiry
26 February 2026
Consultation start
5 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
26 February 2026
Last date for comments
5 March 2026
Target decision date
11 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
21 Southernhay West Exeter EX1 1PR

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Appeal history

6011431
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 23 September 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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

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© 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.

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