Planning application
Ruffwell Inn Thorverton Exeter EX5 5NB
Works: Demolition Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of public house and erection of 5 dwellings and associated works
As published by the council, reference 26/00715/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00715/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permitted with Conditions to Discharge
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Silverton
- Parish
- Silverton 45
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX5 5NB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Devon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00076/FULL Refused
Ruffwell Inn Thorverton Exeter EX5 5NB
Demolition of public house and erection of 4 dwellings and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Mid Devon
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permitted with Conditions to Discharge
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
41 documents on file for this application
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Mid Devon granted permission on 11 August 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.
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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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