Planning application
Vinnicombes Poltimore Exeter EX4 0AB
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 a change of use of a building as an agricultural unit to 2no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 25/2059/PDQ
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2059/PDQ
- Type
- Prior Notifications (Q)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior approval Refused
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Exe Valley
- Parish
- Poltimore
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 0AB
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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26/1437/PDQ Withdrawn
Vinnicombes Poltimore Exeter EX4 0AB
Prior Approval for the change of use of the existing agricultural buildings identified as Barns 1 and 2 into 2no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) under Class Q of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by East Devon
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28 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior approval Refused
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Vinnicombes Poltimore Exeter EX4 0AB
Prior Approval for the change of use of the existing agricultural buildings identified as Barns 1 and 2 into 2no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) under Class Q of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Withdrawn Prior approval 15 docs -
Pippins Farm Buildings Poltimore
Discharge of conditions for 25/0997/FUL: Condition 4 (Archaeological Work) - resubmission from 25/1860/DOC
Granted Conditions 2 docs -
Pippins Farm Buildings Poltimore
Discharge of conditions for 25/0997/FUL: Condition 4 (Archaeological Work)
Refused Conditions 3 docs
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26/1437/PDQ Withdrawn
Vinnicombes Poltimore Exeter EX4 0AB
Prior Approval for the change of use of the existing agricultural buildings identified as Barns 1 and 2 into 2no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) under Class Q of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).