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2 Banffshire House South Street Axminster EX13 5AD

Refused East Devon 26/0444/R77 Regulation 77 of the Conservation of Hab

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from commercial, business and service (use class E) to residential (use class C3) - Application under Regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

As published by the council, reference 26/0444/R77

Application record

Reference
26/0444/R77
Type
Regulation 77 of the Conservation of Hab
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Decided
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Axminster
Parish
Axminster
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX13 5AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Devon register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/0550/FUL Granted

    2 Banffshire House South Street Axminster EX13 5AD

    Retrospective application to block up a small window and replace 2 x windows and 1 x door with UPVC to the west (rear) elevation

    Decided 3 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0022/PDMA Awaiting decision

    2 Banffshire House South Street Axminster EX13 5AD

    Prior approval for the change of use from commercial, business and service (use class E) to residential (use class C3)

    Submitted 6 Jan 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Received by East Devon

  2. 17 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

East Devon refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

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  • 2 Banffshire House South Street Axminster EX13 5AD

    26/0550/FUL Submitted 25 Mar 2026 1m away

    Retrospective application to block up a small window and replace 2 x windows and 1 x door with UPVC to the west (rear) elevation

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs

  • 2 Banffshire House South Street Axminster EX13 5AD

    26/0022/PDMA Submitted 6 Jan 2026 1m away

    55% historically approved · decision due ~3 Mar

    Prior approval for the change of use from commercial, business and service (use class E) to residential (use class C3)

    Awaiting decision Prior approval 12 docs

  • 2 Banffshire House South Street Axminster Devon EX13 5AD

    25/2345/CPL Submitted 17 Nov 2025 3m away

    Certificate of lawful development to convert 2 Banffshire House back to a single dwelling

    Refused Lawful development 9 docs
    Domestic

  • Lawsons And Car Park Lyme Street Axminster EX13 5AT

    22/2322/OUT Submitted 1 Dec 2022 51m away

    Outline application (approval sought for access, appearance, layout and scale) for the demolition of existing building and erection of mixed-use building comprising of a convenience store (Class E) and 9 residential units (Class C3) with associated access and parking, including the provision of public car parking.

    Withdrawn Outline Demolition 25 docs

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

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    26/0300/FUL Submitted 16 Feb 2026 92m away

    Installation of 1no. single external CCTV camera on front first floor elevation.

    Granted Full applications 10 docs

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