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Pixton Woodlands Land and Buildings at NGR 293433 122041 South Molton Road Bampton Devon

26/00105/PNCOUPN Change of UseRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 20 March 2026

Council decision: Refusal of Prior ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use of an agricultural buildings to 1 dwellings under Class

Received
25 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Clare and Shuttern
  1. Received25 Jan
  2. Validated25 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target22 Mar
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Pixton Woodlands Land and Buildings at NGR 293433 122041 South Molton Road Bampton Devon. Mid Devon has handled 176 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Clare and Shuttern.

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. Insufficient information has been provided to establish that no development under Class A(a) or Class B(a) of Part 6 of this Schedule (agricultural buildings and operations) has been carried out on the established agricultural unit during the period which is 10 years before the date development under Class Q begins, in light of the planning history for the site which indicates 3 permissions for development under Part 6 in 2014. Without further information to demonstrate that the developments approved under Part 6 have not been carried out within the past 10 years and that the scheme therefore accords with Q.1(g), the proposal conflicts with Part W (3) (b) of Part 3 to Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
  2. Based on the information available to the Local Planning Authority, the proposal will necessitate alterations to the building, including potential structural alterations. In the absence of sufficient information to determine the suitability of ground and foundation conditions, and as to whether the supporting structure would be capable of supporting load-bearing walls and alterations to provide for the proposed use, the Local Planning RPPNCZ

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
PN Change of Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bampton 01

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 January 2026
Consultation expiry
17 February 2026
Consultation start
27 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 February 2026
Last date for comments
17 February 2026
Target decision date
22 March 2026
Permission expires
19 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Architectural Studio SW Ltd 26 Friday Street Minehead TA24 5UE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14554559
Documents
22
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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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.

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