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Barn at Rock Hill West Down Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8NH

82271Prior Approval Class QApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 26 October 2026

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

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to dwellinghouse (Class Q (A&B))

Received
18 September 2026
Ward
MORTEHOE
  1. Received18 Sep
  2. Validated18 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Barn at Rock Hill West Down Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8NH. North Devon has handled 4 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than North Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. 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.

95% of all 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 8NH
Application type
Prior Approval Class Q
Parish
WEST DOWN

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
NPAS DEVON LIMITED

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr D. Jeffery

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.

Source: North Devon

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