Unit A Musbury Road Axminster Data via plota.co.uk

26/0654/FUL - Full Application Approved
Change of useSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Use Class B2 (industrial) to Use Class E(d) (indoor sport and recreation) for use as a padel tennis and wellness centre Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Apr 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF OFFICER REPORT Reports · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF ACCESS STATEMENT Plans - Additional · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 12013/NT NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Statements and Surveys · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING SUPPORT STATEMENT Statements and Surveys · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF 1347.26.03 PROPOSED LAYOUT Plans- Amended · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 1347.01-26.02 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Plans - Superseded · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Plans - Superseded · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Forms · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF OBJECTION LETTER: K FOWLER Contributor Comments · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF 02 FUL FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS Other · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF P_04 P1 PROPOSED ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS Plans - Additional · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MARKETING PARTICULARS Correspondence · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING APPLICATION Forms · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF AGENT CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 339 m away: River Axe; SSSI 314 m away: River Axe SSSI; National landscape 461 m away: East Devon; Inside the Axminster built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
East Devon
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
EX13 5JR
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Axminster
Parish
Axminster
Decision
Approval with conditions
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Rapleys LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 107 days from validation, 49 days slower than East Devon's median of 58 for changes of use. Approved, as 75% of changes of use here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. East Devon decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14816404
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Cranmere Musbury Road Axminster EX13 5JS
Single storey rear extension, single storey side extension and creation of rear patio.
22/0254/FUL
2017 Approved
15 Dukes Way Axminster EX13 5QP
Construction of single storey side extension and retaining wall
18/0002/FUL
2017 Approved
15 Dukes Way Axminster EX13 5QP
Construction of single storey side extension and retaining wall
18/0002/FUL
2017 Refused
3 Dukes Way (Rear Of) Axminster EX13 5QP
Oak tree: Crown lift.
17/1839/TRE
2017 Refused
3 Dukes Way (Rear Of) Axminster EX13 5QP
Oak tree: Crown lift.
17/1839/TRE
East Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#72 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

East Devon ranks #103 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #152 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #104 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #103 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #86 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
168 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
25 decided
1,321
Total decisions
157 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings