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Woodhouse Farm, Queens Nympton, South Molton, Devon, EX36 4JH

63340Prior Approval Class QPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

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

Received
29 June 2017
Decided
16 August 2017 · PRIOR APPROVAL GRANTED
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
BISHOPS NYMPTON
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received29 Jun
  2. Validated4 Jul
  3. Consult.2 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Aug

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in North Devon88% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a change of use at WOODHOUSE FARM, , , QUEENS NYMPTON, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4JH. North Devon has handled 396 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. This one was decided in 48 days, 4 days quicker than North Devon's median. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across BISHOPS NYMPTON. We hold 1,111 applications in total for the EX36 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
63340
Address
WOODHOUSE FARM, , , QUEENS NYMPTON, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4JH
Postcode
EX36 4JH
Local Authority
North Devon
Application Type
Prior Approval Class Q
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
PRIOR APPROVAL GRANTED
Ward
BISHOPS NYMPTON
Parish
QUEENS NYMPTON
District
SOU

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
WOODHOUSE FARM QUEENS NYMPTON SOUTH MOLTON DEVON EX36 4JH
Agent Address
FAO NIGEL POLKINGHORNE, 6 BROADY STRAP, FREMINGTON, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 2NP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
29 June 2017
Consultation Expiry
2 August 2017
Date Decided
16 August 2017
Date Validated
4 July 2017
Date Submitted
29 June 2017
Consultation Start
5 July 2017
Consultation End
2 August 2017
Application Expires
29 August 2017

Planning Decision

Decision
PRIOR APPROVAL GRANTED
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
7 July 2017

Appeal

Appeal Result
No

Additional Information

Documents
12
Coordinates
50.989117, -3.831065
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: North Devon

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Associated applications

  1. 2017
    29 Jun

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

    ApprovedPrior Approval Class QFiled alongside63339
  2. 2017
    29 Jun

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

    This applicationApprovedOutline63340

Planning constraints

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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