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Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD

0542/26/PADPrior Approval DemolitionApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 19 March 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required and Given2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed demolition of building, to remove sections of Barn 2, which are designed for intensive dairy farming which are no longer required. The works will rationalise the existing farmyard layout and improve site safety

Received
24 February 2026
Ward
Tamarside
  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 23 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD. South West Devon has handled 817 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 5 weeks quicker than South West Devon's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Tamarside. We hold 114 applications in total for the PL16 postcode area.

80% of outline 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
PL16 0HD
Application type
Prior Approval Demolition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lifton
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
8

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

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    25 Feb

    Installation of new roller shutter doors, metal personnel doors and replacement cladding to Barns 1 and 3 in…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongside0545/26/FUL
  2. 2026
    24 Feb

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed demolition of building, to remove…

    This applicationApprovedOutline0542/26/PAD

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