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Southcott Stables, Whiddon Down, EX20 2PR

0202/18Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 18 June 2018

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from grazing field to outdoor equestrian riding arena

Received
11 April 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Dartmoor
Ward
West Devon
  1. Received11 Apr
  2. Validated23 Apr
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target18 Jun
  5. Decided18 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Southcott Stables, Whiddon Down, EX20 2PR. Dartmoor has handled 700 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Dartmoor's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 162 applications across West Devon. We hold 963 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 2PR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
South Tawton

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 April 2018
Consultation expiry
21 May 2018
Consultation end
21 May 2018
Target decision date
18 June 2018

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
W/18/3207678
Appeal status
Historic (Record imported from PACS)
Appeal result
Allowed
Appeal decision date
24 January 2019

Additional information

Documents
45

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

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© 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.

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Source: Dartmoor

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