Buttercombe Meadow Camp Site West Down Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8NU

81271Prior Approval Part 4 Class BCAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

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

Proposal

Prior approval for a 60 day Temporary Recreational Campsite (resubmission of 80256)

Received: 12 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: North Devon District Council
Ward: MORTEHOE

ReceivedReceived12 Jan
ValidatedValidated21 Jan
Consult.Consultation16 Feb
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Buttercombe Meadow Camp Site West Down Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8NU. North Devon has handled 401 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across MORTEHOE. We hold 583 applications in total for the EX34 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: EX34 8NU
Application type: Prior Approval Part 4 Class BC
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: WEST DOWN

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 16 February 2026
Consultation start: 26 January 2026
Consultation end: 16 February 2026
Application expires: 29 May 2026

Planning decision

Decision: Pending
Statutory period: 128 days

Additional information

Documents: 7

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.

Source: North Devon

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