Planning application
Dommetts Farm Alston Axminster EX13 7LG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval (Class Q) for change of use from agricultural building to a dwelling house (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 25/2014/PDQ
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2014/PDQ
- Type
- Prior Notifications (Q)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: PDQB Prior Approval refused
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Yarty
- Parish
- All Saints
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX13 7LG
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Devon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/1164/FUL Awaiting decision
Dommetts Farm Alston Axminster EX13 7LG
Proposed conversion and extension of existing barns to form 1 no. residential dwelling and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by East Devon
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21 Nov 2025
Decision issued: PDQB Prior Approval refused
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Dalton Aram Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Seaton
Active · incorporated 2014 · Seaton
46 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 82% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
East Devon refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Dommetts Farm Alston Devon EX13 7LG
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Homeleigh Alston Devon EX13 7LG
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Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 18 docsDomestic -
Sunnyside Birchill Devon EX13 7LF
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Demolition of redundant barns and conversion of existing barn into 1no dwelling with detached garage and other associated works
Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 47 docsDomestic -
Holly Farm Alston Axminster EX13 7LG
97% historically approved · decision due ~29 Apr
Discharge of condition for 24/0547/LBC: Condition 3 (Stonework/Brickwork), Condition 4 (Rendering)
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