Planning application
Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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.
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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
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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)
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26/1212/AGR Granted
Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF
Provision of an agricultural access track.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by East Devon
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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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
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
XL Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
85 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 69% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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 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
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Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF
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
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
Provision of an agricultural access track.
Granted Other 8 docs
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