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Swanmoor Harracott Barnstaple Devon EX31 3LG

79051Prior Approval Class QApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 17 September 2024

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 2 dwellings (Class Q (A and B))

Received
25 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
INSTOW
  1. Received25 Jul
  2. Validated25 Jul
  3. Consult.13 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Sep

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Swanmoor Harracott Barnstaple Devon EX31 3LG. North Devon has handled 401 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across INSTOW. We hold 1,420 applications in total for the EX31 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
EX31 3LG
Application type
Prior Approval Class Q
Scale / size
Small
Parish
TAWSTOCK

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 July 2024
Consultation expiry
13 September 2024
Consultation start
16 August 2024
Consultation end
13 September 2024
Application expires
19 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Tree Tops Northdown Road BIDEFORD Bideford Devon EX39 3NA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
11

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

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    7 May

    Demolition of rural barn and erection of one dwelling and garage together with associated works (utilising…

    PendingFull Application81753
  2. 2024
    29 Aug

    Prior notification for erection of one agricultural building for the storage of feed and machinery

    PendingAgricultural Prior Notification79141
  3. 2018
    3 Dec

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO TWO DWELLINGS (CLASS Q(A)(B)

    ApprovedPrior Approval Class Q65945
  4. 2017
    19 Jun

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO HOTEL (USE CLASS C1)

    RefusedPrior Approval Class R63283
  5. 2016
    13 Dec

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR CONVERSION OF AGRICULTURAL BARN TO ONE DWELLING (CLASS Q & B)

    WithdrawnPrior Approval Class Q62306
  6. 2011
    10 Oct

    EXTENSION TO DWELLING

    ApprovedFull application52958

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