98 Woolbrook Road Sidmouth EX10 9XD Data via plota.co.uk

26/0190/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Retrospective planning permission for 30m of timber boundary raised fencing to the north and south elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
23 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
24 Mar 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
13 Aug 2026

Refused on 24 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Documents 33

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Contributor Comments · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 25

PDF APPEAL QUESTIONNAIRE Appeal · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF APPEAL NOTIFICATION Appeal · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF APPEAL START Appeal · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 8c81750e-bddb-45de-82e9-c07864a11add-appellant-submission Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Costs_Application_98_Woolbrook_Road.docx Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning_Appeal_Statement Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix_B_Site_Levels Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Costs_Application_98_Woolbrook_Road.docx Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix_A_Photographic_Survey_with_Maps Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix_C_Correspondence Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Exhibit A - Planning officer Correspondence Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Exhibit B - Hofmann to consultant initial email 18 Mar 2026 Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Exhibit C - Hofmann email to consultant 30 Mar 2026 Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Exhibit D - Planning Advice Appeal · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 23 FUL RETROSPECTIVE FULL REFUSAL Other · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BOUNDARY SPECIFCATION Statements and Surveys · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 1 Photograph · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 2 Photograph · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 3 Photograph · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 4 Photograph · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 5 Photograph · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 6 Photograph · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 7 Photograph · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 8 Photograph · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 9 Photograph · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape about 241 m away: East Devon; Inside the Sidmouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £500,000 in May 2023. Detached house, freehold.

31 May 2023£500,000
27 June 2006£350,000
26 June 2002£245,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area128 m² (1,378 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (50 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in East Devon - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
East Devon
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
EX10 9XD
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Sidmouth Sidford
Parish
Sidmouth
Decision
Retrospective Refusal
Decision date
24 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 13 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6011265 ↗
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 19 days faster than East Devon's median of 48 for extensions. Refused, as 5% of extensions here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
573decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14669535
Planning Portal ref
PP-14669535
Env. assessment
No
East Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#72 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.