Skip to content

Barton Town Farm, Challacombe, Barnstaple, EX31 4TW

62/13/25/003FullApproved

Approved on 11 November 2025

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Proposed erection of steel framed agricultural structure to provide roofing over an existing silage clamp.

Received
19 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Exmoor
  1. Received19 Sep
  2. Validated19 Sep
  3. Consult.23 Oct
  4. Target14 Nov
  5. Decided11 Nov

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at BARTON TOWN FARM, CHALLACOMBE, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 4TW. Exmoor has handled 217 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Exmoor's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,420 applications in total for the EX31 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Exmoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
EX31 4TW
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Challacombe

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 September 2025
Consultation expiry
23 October 2025
Consultation end
23 October 2025
Target decision date
14 November 2025
Application expires
23 October 2025
Permission expires
10 November 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

First advertised
2 October 2025
Site notice start
7 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14283197
UPRN
10012094875
Documents
9

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: Exmoor
  • 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: Exmoor

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near EX31

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address