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Springfield, Drayford, Crediton, Devon, EX17 4SL

59791Prior Approval Class QApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 5 October 2015

Council decision: PRIOR APP CLASSMB APPROVEDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

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

Received
13 August 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
WITHERIDGE
  1. Received13 Aug
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.22 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Oct

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at SPRINGFIELD, DRAYFORD, CREDITON, DEVON, EX17 4SL. North Devon has handled 401 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than North Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across WITHERIDGE. We hold 832 applications in total for the EX17 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).

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Application details

Postcode
EX17 4SL
Application type
Prior Approval Class Q
Scale / size
Small
Parish
WITHERIDGE
District
SOU

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2015
Consultation expiry
22 September 2015
Consultation start
20 August 2015
Consultation end
22 September 2015
Application expires
8 October 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent address
PO BOX 313, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 2EL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 August 2015

Appeal

Appeal result
No

Additional information

Documents
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: 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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    25 Oct

    Conversion of garage to form one bedroom holiday let together with erection of detached garage and associated…

    ApprovedFull Application70704
  2. 2015
    15 Apr

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO RESIDENTIAL DWELLING

    ApprovedPrior Approval Class Q59200
  3. 2014
    15 Oct

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO ONE DWELLING

    RefusedPrior Approval Class Q58268
  4. 2014
    1 Aug

    AGRICULTURAL PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR CREATION OF GRAVEL TRACK & ERECTION OF FARM GATES

    ApprovedAgricultural Prior Notification57916
  5. 2002
    29 Apr

    AGRICULTURAL PRIOR NOTIFICATION IN RESPECT OF ERECTION OF GENERAL PURPOSE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING

    ApprovedAgricultural Prior Notification33138

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