Barn 1 Lower Birbrook Farm Chapelton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9EE

77311Prior Approval Class QApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 2 October 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to dwelling house

Received: 23 June 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: North Devon District Council
Ward: INSTOW

ReceivedReceived23 Jun
ValidatedValidated23 Jun
Consult.Consultation18 Aug
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided2 Oct

Decided in 101 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Barn 1 Lower Birbrook Farm Chapelton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9EE. North Devon has handled 401 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 6 weeks longer than North Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across INSTOW. 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).

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Application details

Postcode: EX37 9EE
Application type: Prior Approval Class Q
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: TAWSTOCK

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 June 2023
Consultation expiry: 18 August 2023
Consultation start: 3 July 2023
Consultation end: 18 August 2023
Application expires: 13 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 1 Enterprise Road Roundswell Barnstaple EX31 3YB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 112 days

Additional information

Documents: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Listed building: Grade II: Lower Birbrook FarmhouseOn or next to this site
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.

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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.

Source: North Devon

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