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26/0865/PDMA - Prior Notifications (MA) Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use from commercial, business and service (use Class E) to residential (use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Reports · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 1823/ EXISTING GROUND FLOOR & ROOF PLAN Plans - Superseded · 11 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Forms · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF 88PDMA PRIOR APPROVAL GRANTED Other · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 83171.1 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR/ROOF Plans- Amended · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Prior Notifications (MA)
Postcode
EX5 2FT
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Broadclyst
Parish
Broadclyst
Decision
PDMA Prior Approval granted
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 58 days. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14905781
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
4 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Broadclyst EX5 2AW
Part retrospective application for the replacement of a gazebo.
25/1026/FUL
2025 Approved
4 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Broadclyst EX5 2AW
Part retrospective application for the replacement of a gazebo.
25/1026/FUL
2021 Approved
Meldon Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Erection of first floor extension to side and rear of dwelling, above existing ground flo…
21/1997/FUL
2021 Approved
Meldon Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Erection of first floor extension to side and rear of dwelling, above existing ground flo…
21/1997/FUL
2020 Approved
3 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Construction of replacement detached double garage and annexe (revision of previously app…
20/2337/FUL
2020 Approved
3 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Construction of replacement detached double garage and annexe (revision of previously app…
20/2337/FUL
2020 Approved
2 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Construction of detached outbuilding
20/0976/FUL
2020 Approved
6 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Two storey side extension with single storey additions (amendment to approved design 18/2…
20/0161/FUL
2020 Approved
6 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Two storey side extension with single storey additions (amendment to approved design 18/2…
20/0161/FUL
2019 Approved
3 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Construction of replacement detached double garage and annexe.
19/2704/FUL
2019 Approved
Meadow View Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
First floor annexe over existing garage
19/0158/FUL
2018 Refused
6 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Construction of two storey side extension
18/2296/FUL
2018 Refused
6 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Construction of two storey side extension
18/2296/FUL
2018 Approved
2 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Construction of single storey rear extension.
18/1139/FUL
2018 Approved
2 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Construction of single storey rear extension.
18/1139/FUL
2018 Approved
2 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Certificate of lawfulness for construction of dormer window and part hip to gable extensi…
18/1305/CPL
2018 Approved
2 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Certificate of lawfulness for construction of dormer window and part hip to gable extensi…
18/1305/CPL
2018 Approved
2 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Certificate of lawfulness for hip to gable extension and dormer window.
18/1138/CPL
2018 Approved
2 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Certificate of lawfulness for hip to gable extension and dormer window.
18/1138/CPL
2017 Approved
Durrance Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2FT
Certificate of lawfulness for the construction of a single storey rear extension.
17/1905/CPL
2017 Approved
Durrance Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2FT
Certificate of lawfulness for the construction of a single storey rear extension.
17/1905/CPL
2017 Approved
9 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Construction of side/rear extension
17/0245/FUL
2017 Approved
9 Endsleigh Crescent Blackhorse Exeter EX5 2AW
Construction of side/rear extension
17/0245/FUL
2016 Approved
Hillcroft Clyst Honiton Exeter EX5 2AN
Conversion of roofspace to accommodation, with new dormer window and rooflight to side el…
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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