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Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

Awaiting decision East Devon 25/2573/PDR Prior Notifications (R)

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Proposal

Change of use of an existing agricultural building to a commercial, business or service use (use class E), specifically E(g) under class R

As published by the council, reference 25/2573/PDR

Application record

Reference
25/2573/PDR
Type
Prior Notifications (R)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Dec 2025
Ward
Broadclyst
Parish
Broadclyst
Postcode
EX5 3DF

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Devon register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/1405/FUL Awaiting decision

    Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    Proposed associated operational development required to use the existing barn under a Class E(g) use following the grant of prior approval under application 25/2573/PDR under Class R

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/1216/CPL Awaiting decision

    Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use or development (CLOPUD) for the use of a building as a light industrial recycling and materials recovery facility falling within Use Class E(g)(iii)

    Submitted 16 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1212/AGR Granted

    Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    Provision of an agricultural access track.

    Decided 6 Jul 2026 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2025

    Received by East Devon

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 February 2026, 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/1405/FUL Awaiting decision

    Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    Proposed associated operational development required to use the existing barn under a Class E(g) use following the grant of prior approval under application 25/2573/PDR under Class R

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026 Full applications

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

XL Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What 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 prior approval applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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 500 metres

  • Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    26/1216/CPL Submitted 16 Jun 2026 2m away

    79% historically approved · decision due ~11 Aug

    Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use or development (CLOPUD) for the use of a building as a light industrial recycling and materials recovery facility falling within Use Class E(g)(iii)

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs
  • Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    26/1405/FUL Submitted 16 Jul 2026 2m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

    Proposed associated operational development required to use the existing barn under a Class E(g) use following the grant of prior approval under application 25/2573/PDR under Class R

    Awaiting decision Full applications 18 docs
  • Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    26/1212/AGR Submitted 16 Jun 2026 120m away

    Provision of an agricultural access track.

    Granted Other 8 docs

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