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Higher Beer Filleigh Barnstaple Devon EX32 0TJ

81434Prior Approval Class RAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to light commercial

Received
13 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
CHITTLEHAMPTON
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Higher Beer Filleigh Barnstaple Devon EX32 0TJ. North Devon has handled 401 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across CHITTLEHAMPTON. We hold 453 applications in total for the EX32 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
EX32 0TJ
Application type
Prior Approval Class R
Scale / size
Small
Parish
FILLEIGH

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 March 2026
Consultation start
24 February 2026
Consultation end
24 March 2026
Application expires
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Estate Office Castle Hill Estate Filleigh Barnstaple EX32 0RH

Planning decision

Decision
Pending
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6

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 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Registered park and garden: Castle Hill

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, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.

Source: North Devon

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