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2 Banffshire House South Street Axminster Devon EX13 5AD

Refused East Devon 25/2345/CPL Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev

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
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

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by East Devon

  2. 17 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: CPL Refuse

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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