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Unit D Musbury Road Axminster EX13 5JR

Awaiting decision East Devon 26/1730/CPE Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev

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Proposal

Certificate of lawful existing use or development pursuant to Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to confirm that the lawful use of Unit D, Axminster Carpets Factory, Musbury Road, Axminster, EX13 5JR falls within Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution)

As published by the council, reference 26/1730/CPE

Application record

Reference
26/1730/CPE
Type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Axminster
Parish
Axminster
Postcode
EX13 5JR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Received by East Devon

  2. 5 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 October 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.

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Documents

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4 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 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.

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