Planning application
Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF
Relates to 25/2573/PDR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 26/1405/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1405/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 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.
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26/1216/CPL Awaiting decision
Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF
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)
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26/1212/AGR Granted
Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF
Provision of an agricultural access track.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 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 10 September 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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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
Who's behind it
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XL Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
85 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 69% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF
55% 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
79% historically approved · decision due ~11 Aug
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)
Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs -
Lower Willyards Farm Westwood Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3DF
Provision of an agricultural access track.
Granted Other 8 docs
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