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The Linhay, Chilvery Farm, Whiddon Down, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2QG

0518/23Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing useApproved
Lawful development certificate

Approved

Council decision: Certificate issued

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Use of building as a dwelling

Received
24 November 2023
Council
Dartmoor
Ward
West Devon
  1. Received24 Nov
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at The Linhay, Chilvery Farm, Whiddon Down, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2QG. Dartmoor has handled 71 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 November 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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.

88% of amendment 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 2QG
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use
Parish
South Tawton

Planning application dates

Validated
24 November 2023

Planning decision

Decision
Certificate issued

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Source: Dartmoor

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