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Planning appeals in East Devon

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Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in East Devon since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 738 planning appeals in East Devon since 2016, of which 31% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 92 decisions, 26% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 23 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

756

appeals on record since 2016

31%

of decided appeals allowed

23 wks

median receipt to decision

92

decisions in the last 12 months, 26% allowed

By appeal type

Householder129 decided
34% allowed
Minor423 decided
30% allowed
Major44 decided
36% allowed
Commercial9 decided
11% allowed
Enforcement71 decided
18% allowed
Other68 decided
35% allowed
Not classified12 decided
33% allowed

By procedure

Written representations690 decided
29% allowed
Hearings47 decided
38% allowed
Inquiries19 decided
47% allowed

Latest decisions in East Devon

  1. Dismissed21 October 2026· minor6010705
    Stamps Building, King Street, Honiton, EX14 1AF

    conversion of former funeral directors to 3no dwellings (flats) with associated works

  2. Allowed19 October 20266007622
    1 Jennings Gardens, Tithebarn, Exeter, EX1 4BL

    Erection of a 66 No. Bed Care Home for older people with parking, access, landscaping and associated ground works

  3. Dismissed7 October 2026· minor6013380
    Land Sout of Courtlands Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3NZ

    outline permission for the construction of up to six dwellings, sought with all matters reserved other than access

  4. Dismissed7 October 2026· major6003095
    Land at Newlands Farm, Land North West of B3165, Axminster, EX13 5SF

    Construction and operation of up to a 80MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), comprising battery container units; inverter-transformer skid units, electrical substation buildings; substation compound; access roads; water storage tanks; fencing; CCTV; landscaping, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works

  5. Allowed29 September 2026· minor6009619
    Culverwells, Dalwood, EX13 7EB

    change of use of existing dwellinghouse (restricted to use for holiday accommodation purposes) to permit unrestricted residential occupation

  6. Notice varied and upheld16 September 20263360742
    55 High Street, Honiton, EX14 1PW
  7. Notice varied and upheld16 September 20263360464
    55 High Street, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1PW
  8. Dismissed10 September 2026· householder6014276
    127 North Street, Axminster, EX13 5QH

    the erection of garage/store to front of property on north/west elevation

  9. Dismissed10 September 2026· householder6013211
    Pipers Hill, Highcliffe Crescent, Seaton, EX12 2PS

    Proposed loft conversion including raised ridge, dormer window, cladding and alterations to fenestration

  10. Allowed9 September 2026· other6006240
    The Old House, Sheldon, Honiton, EX14 4QR

    Addition of 13 solar panels to the existing roof space

  11. Dismissed13 August 20263369854
    Land Just South of Hazlehurst, Raymonds Hill, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5UH
  12. Dismissed13 August 2026· householder6011265
    98 Woolbrook Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9XD

    30m of timber boundary raised fencing to the north and south elevation

  13. Dismissed6 August 2026· minor6008158
    Bowling Green, Plymtree, EX15 2LF

    the construction of a new dwelling

  14. Dismissed31 July 2026· householder6008725
    15 Bhutan Close, Honiton, Devon, EX14 2UP

    proposed rear balcony with 1.8m privacy screen

  15. Dismissed24 July 2026· minor6005405
    Land at Higher Metcombe, Higher Metcombe, EX11 1SL

    the erection of 3no detached dwellings, stable block & paddock with associated hard and soft landscaping/access

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.