Planning application
Lake View Charmouth Road Axminster EX13 5ST
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of existing lawfulness for the construction and use of property as an independent residential dwelling (use class C3)
As published by the council, reference 25/2603/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2603/CPE
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Trinity
- Parish
- Uplyme
- Postcode
- EX13 5ST
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by East Devon
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 March 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.
Who's behind it
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Acorn Rural Property Consultants Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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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