Planning Services

East Devon District Council is now consulting on the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Draft Charging Schedule, Draft Regulation 123 List and Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP). The consultation runs from Friday 14 June 2013 until 12 Noon on 12 July 2013. More information can be found by visiting the CIL webpage.

Householder Extension Prior Notification form

Please PDF file download the housholder extension prior notification form (87KB Portable Document Format - 31 May 2013 - PDF Help).

With effect of 30 May 2013, secondary legislation for an extension or addition to your house under permitted development and not requiring an application for planning permission.  This means that extensions of between four and eight metres for detached houses and between three and six metres for all other houses are eligible under this scheme.  Subject to the following limits and conditions:

  • The property is not a Listed Building or in the curtilage of a listed building
  • in a Conservation Area, AONB or in a SSSI.

The Government Technical Guidance document is being updated to reflect the larger extension permitted development changes which came into force on 30 May 2013. It will be re-published in due course.

View Planning Applications and Decisions online

The following link: Planning Online Service allows you to:

  • View Planning Applications, Planning Appeals and Planning Enforcements on-line.
  • Submit comments about planning applications. Our Guide for Objectors provides information about how to object to a planning application as well as detailing the factors which can be taken into consideration during the determination of a planning application.
  • View representations made about planning applications.
  • View lists of planning applications received and decisions made.
  • View maps showing planning related information.

Notes:  

1. It may take up to 3 working days for plans and documents associated with planning applications to be loaded onto the Planning Online service.

2. Letters and plans which were received in relation to historic applications may not have been scanned yet. In such instances, these documents are held on the paper file at the Council's office in Sidmouth and can be viewed there. In certain circumstances, there may be a charge for this.

3. Whilst every attempt is made to ensure that records are accurate the records do not constitute legally binding documentation and the Council will not be liable for any errors.

Development Management

The Planning Portal - Submit Planning Applications On-line

The Planning Portal is the UK Government's on-line planning and building control regulations resource for England and Wales. Click here to access the planning portal.

To contact the Planning Portal, please click here for details.

Other Useful links

South West Planning Aid provides free and independent planning advice to people and community groups throughout the South West who cannot afford a planning consultant. South West Planning Aid can be contacted via their website or on 0870 850 9807.

Note: East Devon District Council accepts no responsibility for the content of external web-sites.

Page last updated on 13 June 2013