Planning application
The Firs Blackhorse EX5 2FT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from commercial, business and service (use Class E) to residential (use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 26/0865/PDMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0865/PDMA
- Type
- Prior Notifications (MA)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: PDMA Prior Approval granted
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Broadclyst
- Parish
- Broadclyst
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX5 2FT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by East Devon
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: PDMA Prior Approval granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Devon granted permission on 7 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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.
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