Barn A Broad Close Farm Rackenford Tiverton Devon EX16 8ED

81961Prior Approval (agric)Awaiting decision

Outline / PiP

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

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of barn to 2 dwellings (Class Q (A&B))

Received: 3 July 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: North Devon District Council
Ward: WITHERIDGE

ReceivedReceived3 Jul
ValidatedValidated3 Jul
Consult.Consultation3 Aug
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Barn A Broad Close Farm Rackenford Tiverton Devon EX16 8ED. North Devon has handled 401 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across WITHERIDGE. We hold 1,080 applications in total for the EX16 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: EX16 8ED
Application type: Prior Approval (agric)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: RACKENFORD

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 July 2026
Consultation expiry: 3 August 2026
Consultation start: 6 July 2026
Consultation end: 3 August 2026
Application expires: 28 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 1 Enterprise Road Roundswell Barnstaple EX31 3YB

Planning decision

Decision: Pending
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 10

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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