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Land and Buildings at NGR 288386 105380 Wellcoombe Farm Cheriton Fitzpaine Devon

25/01582/PNCOUPN Change of UseRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 12 February 2026

Council decision: Refusal of Prior ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Proposal

Prior Approval for the change of use of an agricultural building to 5 dwellings under Class Q

Received
12 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Way
  1. Received12 Nov
  2. Validated12 Nov
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target7 Jan
  5. Decided12 Feb

Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Land and Buildings at NGR 288386 105380 Wellcoombe Farm Cheriton Fitzpaine Devon. Mid Devon has handled 176 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than Mid Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Way.

81% of amendment applications at Mid Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The Local Planning Authority considers that given the nature of the construction of the existing building and the likely scope of building operations required to facilitate its use as five dwellings, the existing building is not considered to be suitable for conversion to residential use. The scope of the works proposed are extensive, including substantial alteration and fresh build to the north and south elevations that go beyond what could reasonably be considered as a conversion. On this basis the proposal is considered to be contrary to the guidance established by the Planning Practice Guidance and the Hibbitt Case and conflicts with the requirements of Class Q, part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development )(England) Order 2015 (as amended). Prior approval is refused. Please note there is a right of appeal against this decision, however, you may wish to exercise your right to submit a planning application for the development which would then be subject to consideration through the normal planning process. The relevant fee for a planning application will be required.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
PN Change of Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cheriton Fitzpaine 12

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 November 2025
Consultation expiry
10 February 2026
Consultation start
20 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
10 February 2026
Last date for comments
10 February 2026
Target decision date
7 January 2026
Permission expires
11 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address
XL Planning Ltd 1A Fore Street Cullompton EX15 1JW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14473410
Documents
35
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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

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

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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 parks, 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: Mid Devon

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