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Martin Farm, Whiddon Down, EX20 2QL

0734/23/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 17 July 2023

Council decision: Conditional Approval

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

Proposal

Conversion of existing barn into 2 holiday let units

Received
28 February 2023
Ward
Drewsteignton
  1. Received28 Feb
  2. Validated6 Apr
  3. Consult.18 May
  4. Target19 Jul
  5. Decided17 Jul

Decided in 102 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Martin Farm, Whiddon Down, EX20 2QL. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 12 weeks longer than South West Devon's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Drewsteignton. 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
EX20 2QL
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Drewsteignton
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 April 2023
Consultation expiry
18 May 2023
Consultation end
18 May 2023
Last date for comments
18 May 2023
Target decision date
19 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Jolly Lane Cottage Hexworthy Yelverton PL20 6SD

Planning decision

Statutory period
104 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
18 May 2023

Additional information

Documents
49

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    28 Feb

    Conversion of existing barn into 2 holiday let units

    This applicationApprovedFull0734/23/FUL
  2. 2023
    28 Feb

    Listed Building Consent for conversion of existing barn into 2 holidaylet units

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside0735/23/LBC

Source: South West Devon

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