East Devon District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
East Devon District Council decided more than 2,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on East Devon District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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21 October 2026 · Approved
Land To The West Of Barn Lane Budleigh Salterton · 25/0086/MFUL
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9 October 2026 · Approved
Land To The South Of Tillhouse Road Cranbrook · 26/1268/MFUL
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8 October 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Gilbrook House Woodbury · 26/0016/MRES
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10 September 2026 · Refused
Site Of Former Oil Petroleum And Gas Refinery Albion Hill Exmouth · 25/2303/MFUL
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7 September 2026 · Approved
Land To The South Of Harepath Hill Seaton · 25/1788/MOUT
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4 September 2026 · Approved
Land At Cobdens North Of London Road East Of Cranbrook · 25/2471/MRES
Figures for East Devon District Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 260 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 33%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2023 |
| Local Plan policies held | 78plan adopted 2016 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on East Devon District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would accord with the development plan’s spatial strategy for the distribution of housing; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location, having regard to development in the countryside and access to services and facilities; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance…”
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“The remaining main issues are therefore: whether the site would be suitable for the proposed development, with reference to the accessibility of services and facilities; the effect of the proposal on public health; and the effect of the proposal on…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on flood related matters.”
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“The main issues in the appeal are: • whether the location of the development accords with the development plan in terms of accessibility to facilities and reducing the need to travel; • the effects of the proposal on species and…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.