Unit D Musbury Road Axminster EX13 5JR Data via plota.co.uk

26/1730/CPE - Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of lawful existing use or development pursuant to Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to confirm that the lawful use of Unit D, Axminster Carpets Factory, Musbury Road, Axminster, EX13 5JR falls within Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 23 Oct 2026.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 2

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Statements and Surveys · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF STATEMENT OF TRUTH - JOSHUA DUTFIELD Statements and Surveys · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Forms · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 305 m away: River Axe
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 294 m away: River Axe SSSI; National landscape 421 m away: East Devon; Inside the Axminster built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
EX13 5JR
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Axminster
Parish
Axminster
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rapleys LLP

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15181022
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
Coach House Musbury Road Axminster EX13 5JR
Conversion of the existing dwelling to 2 no. cottages.
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2020 Approved
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Conversion of the existing dwelling to 2 no. cottages.
20/0792/FUL
2017 Approved
15 Dukes Way Axminster EX13 5QP
Construction of single storey side extension and retaining wall
18/0002/FUL
2017 Approved
15 Dukes Way Axminster EX13 5QP
Construction of single storey side extension and retaining wall
18/0002/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings