Planning application
2 Banffshire House South Street Axminster Devon EX13 5AD
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development to convert 2 Banffshire House back to a single dwelling
As published by the council, reference 25/2345/CPL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2345/CPL
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: CPL Refuse
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Axminster
- Parish
- Axminster
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX13 5AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by East Devon
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: CPL Refuse
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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 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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