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Whiddon Down Methodist Church Chapel Hill, Whiddon Down, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2PX

0021/24Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved

Council decision: Grant Conditionally

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Creation of access to graveyard from public highway

Received
11 November 2023
Council
Dartmoor
Ward
West Devon
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application at Whiddon Down Methodist Church Chapel Hill, Whiddon Down, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2PX. Dartmoor has handled 700 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 November 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 162 applications across West Devon. We hold 964 applications in total for the EX20 postcode area.

87% of full applications at Dartmoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX20 2PX
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Parish
Drewsteignton

Planning application dates

Validated
11 November 2023

Planning decision

Decision
Grant Conditionally

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National park: Dartmoor
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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