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Palmers Norley Farm, Northlew, EX20 3PN

0120/23/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 31 October 2023

Council decision: Refusal

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

Proposal

Retention of building alterations for conversion of former stable building to dwelling & retention of boundary fence (Retrospective)

Received
12 January 2023
Ward
Hatherleigh
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.6 Apr
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided31 Oct

Decided in 249 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Palmers Norley Farm, Northlew, EX20 3PN. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 292 days, 34 weeks longer than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Hatherleigh. We hold 964 applications in total for the EX20 postcode area.

89% of full applications at South Hams District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX20 3PN
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Northlew
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2023
Consultation expiry
6 April 2023
Consultation end
6 April 2023
Target decision date
21 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
2 Priory Road Wells BA5 1SY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
6 April 2023

Appeal

Appeal reference
APP/Q1153/W/24/3342375
Appeal date
6 June 2024
Appeal result
Dismissed (Refusal)
Appeal decision date
25 November 2024

Appeal history

3342375
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 25 November 2024Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
36

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. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

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: South West Devon

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