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Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

Awaiting decision East Devon 26/1216/CPL Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev

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Proposal

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)

As published by the council, reference 26/1216/CPL

Application record

Reference
26/1216/CPL
Type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
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.

  • 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

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/1212/AGR Granted

    Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    Provision of an agricultural access track.

    Decided 6 Jul 2026 Other
  • 25/2573/PDR Awaiting decision

    Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    Change of use of an existing agricultural building to a commercial, business or service use (use class E), specifically E(g) under class R

    Submitted 12 Dec 2025 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jun 2026

    Received by East Devon

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 August 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

XL Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

98 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 72% granted

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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 40 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    25/2573/PDR Submitted 12 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    56% historically approved · decision due ~6 Feb

    Change of use of an existing agricultural building to a commercial, business or service use (use class E), specifically E(g) under class R

    Awaiting decision Prior approval 7 docs

  • Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF

    26/1405/FUL Submitted 16 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    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

    26/1212/AGR Submitted 16 Jun 2026 150 yards away

    Provision of an agricultural access track.

    Granted Other 8 docs

In East Devon

  • 26/2013/CPL Awaiting decision

    1B Knapp Hill Sidmouth EX10 8XF

    Certificate of proposed lawful development for conversion of existing loft space, to include the insertion of 2no. roof windows on the front (Principal) elevation, a flat roof dormer to the rear roof slope, and a window to the side elevation. Note that the window to the side of the property will be obscure and fixed to 1.7m above floor level. The opening section will be obscure and above 1.7m.

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1968/CPL Awaiting decision

    1 School Cottage Clyst Honiton Exeter EX5 2LZ

    Certificate of proposed lawful development for the construction of a detached garage.

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1929/CPL Awaiting decision

    Cooinda Coombelake Ottery St Mary EX11 1NG

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey side extension

    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1558/CPL Granted

    16 Livonia Road Sidmouth Devon EX10 9JB

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed removal of rear conservatory and part of existing single storey extension. Construction of new single storey rear extension

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1939/CPL Awaiting decision

    8 Malden Close Sidmouth EX10 9LT

    Loft conversion and internal alterations

    Received 24 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development