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Land at NGR 292518 102285 Paddock Wood Thorverton Devon

26/00098/PIPPermission in PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 29 April 2026

Council decision: Refuse permissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Permission in Principle for the erection 3 detached single storey dwellings

Received
26 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
9
Ward
Cadbury
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated26 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided29 Apr

Decided in 93 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land at NGR 292518 102285 Paddock Wood Thorverton Devon. Mid Devon has handled 278 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days, 5 weeks longer than Mid Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Cadbury.

91% of outline 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 location and proposed residential land use is considered to be unacceptable in terms of impacts to flood risk and heritage assets. The proposal would deliver three market houses adjoining the settlement boundary and in the context of the Council's significant under supply of homes, this should be afforded positive weight in the planning balance. However, the application has not demonstrated that there are no other sequentially preferable sites in areas at lower flood risk and on this basis is considered to conflict with Policy S9 of the Mid Devon Local Plan 2013-2033 and the National Planning Policy Framework. Furthermore, the development for residential use would erode the positive contribution that the site makes to the character of the Conservation Area. The heritage asset would not be preserved or enhanced. The harm would likely be less than substantial but is offered significant weight, the proposal would conflict with Policy DM25 of the Mid Devon Local Plan 2013-2033 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Permission in Principle
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thorverton 51

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 January 2026
Consultation expiry
26 February 2026
Consultation start
31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
26 February 2026
Last date for comments
21 April 2026
Target decision date
2 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Documents
28
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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

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© 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.

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Source: Mid Devon

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