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Planning in East Devon by area

In the last month there were 64 new planning applications and 25 decisions worth knowing about across East Devon, and 92% of those decided were approved. Here is every area ranked, the biggest housing schemes and what people are applying for.

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64new applicationslast 31 days
25decisions23 approved, 2 refused
92%approval rateof applications approved or refused
–new homes applied forin new applications, last 31 days

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Busiest this month: Sidmouth (13), Exmouth (7) and Budleigh Salterton (5). The middle East Devon area had 1, and 22 areas had none at all.

Every area, ranked

1SidmouthEX10138550–
2ExmouthEX8761102
3Budleigh SaltertonEX954110–
4HonitonEX1454110–
5Ottery St MaryEX1155000–
6BeerEX1243110–
7SeatonEX1244000–
8Knowle (EX9)EX932110–
9BranscombeEX1221110–
10ColytonEX2421110–
11EbfordEX321110–
12ExtonEX320220–
13LympstoneEX821101–
14UplymeDT722000–
15West HillEX1121110–
16WoodburyEX521110–
17AwliscombeEX1411000–
18Brampford SpekeEX510110–
19Clyst HonitonEX511000–
20Clyst St GeorgeEX311000–
21Clyst St MaryEX510110–
22Colaton RaleighEX1011000–
23ColyfordEX2411000–
24FenitonEX1410110–
25Newton PopplefordEX1011000–
26StocklandEX1411000–
27Tipton St JohnEX1011000–

New applications and decisions worth knowing about within each area’s circle over the last 31 days. Minor items such as tree work notices aren’t counted. Areas overlap, so one application can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

What people are applying for

Rear extension201550100%
Extension15870100%
Demolition7511–
Change of use632167%
Loft conversion6600–
Going green3030100%
Outline plans3210–
Side extension2200–
New signs1100–
Other262240100%

Applications and decisions worth knowing about across East Devon, last 31 days. An approval rate needs at least three decisions.

Recently refused

2 applications refused in the last month.

Where the figures come from

Applications and decisions come from the council’s planning website, gathered by UK PlanIt. We count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. Some dates are estimated from the application number, and we never show applicants’ names.

See our sources and their licences. Figures update every night.

Planning in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of East Devon have the most planning applications?

Over the last month, the busiest areas for planning were Sidmouth (13), Exmouth (7), Budleigh Salterton (5), Honiton (5) and Ottery St Mary (5), counting new applications and decisions worth knowing about. The middle area had 1.

How many planning applications are approved in East Devon?

Of the 25 applications approved or refused in the last month, 23 were approved and 2 refused: an approval rate of 92%.

What are people in East Devon applying for?

The most common plans over the last month were rear extension (20), extension (15) and demolition (7).

Where are new homes planned in East Devon?

No schemes of three or more homes were applied for or decided in the last month.