Planning application
Forge House Wilmington Honiton EX14 9JR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of existing lawful use for the digging of a trench which is to contain the foundations, or part of the foundations, of a building as set out in section 56 (4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in order to begin the development permitted by planning permission 22/1093/FUL
As published by the council, reference 25/2079/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2079/CPE
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Coly Valley
- Parish
- Widworthy
- Postcode
- EX14 9JR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by East Devon
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Devon took a median of 42 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Seaton
41 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 83% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Devon decided lawful development applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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