Bickingcott Cross Cottage Molland South Molton Devon EX36 3JU
Refused on 5 November 2021
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of use from agricultural land to site one shepherd's hut for use as self contained holiday accommodation
- Received
- 10 August 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- North Devon District Council
- Ward
- NORTH MOLTON
- ReceivedReceived10 Aug
- ValidatedValidated10 Aug
- Consult.Consultation23 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Nov
Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Bickingcott Cross Cottage Molland South Molton Devon EX36 3JU. North Devon has handled 2,161 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than North Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across NORTH MOLTON. We hold 1,126 applications in total for the EX36 postcode area.
96% of full 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
- EX36 3JU
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- TWITCHEN
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 August 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 23 September 2021
- Consultation start
- 24 August 2021
- Consultation end
- 23 September 2021
- Application expires
- 11 October 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Brian Dinnis 1b Oaklands Court Tiverton Way Tiverton Business Park Tiverton EX16 6TG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 62 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 23 September 2021
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
Site 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202022 Jul
Erection of Detached Garage
WithdrawnFull Application71843 - 201627 Apr
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING & ERECTION OF NEW STORAGE BUILDING ATTACHED TO STABLES TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO…
ApprovedFull application61116 - 201626 Apr
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 57379 (EXTENSION & ALTERATIONS TO…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)61102 - 201626 Apr
LISTED BUILDING APPLICATION TO ALLOW AMENDMENTS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED APPLICATION 57380 EXTENSIONS &…
ApprovedListed building consent61144 - 201417 Apr
CREATED IN ERROR - LISTED BUILDING APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF PARKING/TURNING AREA
PendingHeritage57378
Source: North Devon
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