Timberleigh Smeatharpe Honiton Devon EX14 9RF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00825/FULL - Full Planning Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Retention of change of use of disused airfield/concrete yard to a contractors/haulage storage yard Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 11 Sept 2026, 04:14

Application progress

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Received

22 Jun 2026

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Consultation

15 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 83. The consultation period closed on 5 Aug 2026.

Documents 8

Site constraints 5

Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

SSSI 89 m away: Southey and Gotleigh Moors SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Smeatharpe built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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: Mid Devon
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: EX14 9RF
Received: 22 Jun 2026
Validated: 22 Jun 2026
Ward: Upper Culm
Parish: Clayhidon 15
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 83, past the statutory target. 92% of changes of use in Mid Devon are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 21 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 8327 days past the 56-day target

56%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

56decided in the last year

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

Public comments

20comments received

20 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15002657
Consultation: 15 Jul 2026
Comments by: 5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Mid Devon

Planning Authority Score

6.5/10

Good

#77 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

Mid Devon is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #77 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Mid Devon decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

95%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #21 of 296

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #85 of 296

75%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #77 of 296

40%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #153 of 296

88%

Minor dwellings approved

113 decided (1-9 homes)

100%

Major dwellings approved

7 decided (10+ homes)

98%

Change of use approved

40 decided

704

Total decisions

37 refused in the year to March 2026

Timberleigh Smeatharpe Honiton Devon EX14 9RF Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 2

Site constraints 5

Important details

Decision outlook

Public comments

Consultation & key dates