Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Bristol). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3; the survey is the definitive reading.

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.

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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

Registered park or garden 193 m away: A la Ronde and The Point-in-View.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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: Change of Use
Postcode: EX8 5BA
Received: around 24 Sept 2026
Validated: 24 Sept 2026
Ward: Woodbury And Lympstone
Parish: Lympstone
Applicant: Show
Agent: Stags

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. East Devon usually decides changes of use by day 58.

prediction

Day 1543 days to the predicted decision (day 58)

46%decided within 8 weeks

75%approved

13%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

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15241356
Planning Portal ref: PP-15241356
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved

Backenhayes Acres Hulham Road Exmouth EX8 5BA

Construction of detached garage/game room with first floor studio/store

20/1520/FUL 24 Aug 2020

2020 Approved

Backenhayes Acres Hulham Road Exmouth EX8 5BA

Construction of detached garage/game room with first floor studio/store

20/1520/FUL 24 Aug 2020

2019 Approved

Backenhayes Acres Hulham Road Exmouth EX8 5BA

Proposed re-modelling of chalet bungalow including construction of roof extensions and pr…

19/2833/FUL 10 Feb 2020

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