Nursery Garage Courtlands Lane Exmouth EX8 5AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/1502/PIP - Permission in Principle Awaiting decision

Proposal

Permission in principle for the development of up to five detached residential dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 21 Oct 2026, from East Devon's recent new homes.

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area 458 m away: Exe Estuary; SSSI 459 m away: Exe Estuary SSSI; Inside the Lympstone built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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

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Important details

Council
East Devon
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
EX8 5AB
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Woodbury And Lympstone
Parish
Lympstone
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 64 of the 56-day target. East Devon usually decides new homes by day 64.

Day 648 days past the 56-day target
37%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
18%go to committee

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

Public comments

16comments received
15 objecting1 supporting

94% object · above the UK average of 74%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15076521
Planning Portal ref
PP-15076521
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