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Middle Cobbaton Barn, Cobbaton, Chittlehampton, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9RZ

59395Prior Approval Class QApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 7 July 2015

Council decision: PRIOR APP CLASSMB APPROVEDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO ONE DWELLING (CLASS Q(A)(B))

Received
19 May 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
LANDKEY, SWIMBRIDGE & TAW
  1. Received19 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.1 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 Jul

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at MIDDLE COBBATON BARN, COBBATON, CHITTLEHAMPTON, UMBERLEIGH, DEVON, EX37 9RZ. North Devon has handled 401 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than North Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 149 applications in total for the EX37 postcode area.

88% of outline applications at North Devon District Council 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.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
EX37 9RZ
Application type
Prior Approval Class Q
Scale / size
Small
Parish
SWIMBRIDGE
District
SOU

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 May 2015
Consultation expiry
1 July 2015
Consultation start
3 June 2015
Consultation end
1 July 2015
Application expires
14 July 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent address
GHC PLANNING CONSULTANTS LTD, 3 TEHCH ROAD, CALNE, SN11 9PW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
5 June 2015

Appeal

Appeal result
No

Additional information

Documents
15

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: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 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: North Devon

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