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Chubbs Storeroom Castle Street Axminster EX13 5NP

Awaiting decision East Devon 26/0020/CPE Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness, confirming the existing lawful use of The Store, Castle Street, Axminster, as falling within Class E (Commercial, Business - specifically motor servicing/maintenance, retail, and office use)

As published by the council, reference 26/0020/CPE

Application record

Reference
26/0020/CPE
Type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Ward
Axminster
Parish
Axminster
Postcode
EX13 5NP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Received by East Devon

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 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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Inside Out Your Space Agent, registered in Axminster

Active · incorporated 2019 · Axminster

16 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils

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Documents

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

11 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 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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