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Higher Preston Barn Ermington PL21 9FQ

0539/26/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 31 July 2026

Council decision: Refusal2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Erection of Stable Building and proposed track and change of use of land to equestrian

Received
25 February 2026
Ward
Ermington & Ugborough
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated4 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided31 Jul

Decided in 149 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Higher Preston Barn Ermington PL21 9FQ. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 156 days, 14 weeks longer than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Ermington & Ugborough. We hold 1,259 applications in total for the PL21 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed stable building, access track and hardstanding, by reason of their scale, form and isolated siting within the open countryside, would introduce a prominent and incongruous form of development that is not well-related to existing buildings, and the proposed landscaping would fail to adequately mitigate its visual effects contrary to the provisions of policies TTV28, DEV20 and DEV23 of the adopted Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan.
  2. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the scale of the building is commensurate with the needs of the stated private equestrian use contrary to the provisions of policy TTV28 of the adopted Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan. Application ref.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PL21 9FQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ermington
District
South Hams

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 March 2026
Consultation expiry
10 April 2026
Consultation start
6 March 2026
Consultation end
10 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
8 Erme Court Leonards Road Ivybridge PL21 0SZ

Additional information

Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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

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© 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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