Planning application
13 High Street Exmouth EX8 1NP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from existing Sui Generis to Class E (use as an Optometry Practice) No external operational development proposed
As published by the council, reference 26/1773/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1773/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Exmouth Town
- Parish
- Exmouth
- Postcode
- EX8 1NP
Comment by 9 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on East Devon's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2026
Received by East Devon
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 full applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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