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Land At Sx 683 928 (Land at West Farm Martin Farm) Whiddon Down

1105/26/PDMPrior Approval Agricultural Building to Dwelling C3Refused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 15 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required and Refused

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval (Class Q) for a change of use of 3no. buildings on an agri. unit to 7no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

Received
21 April 2026
Ward
Drewsteignton
  1. Received21 Apr
  2. Validated21 Apr
  3. Consult.22 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Jun

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Land At Sx 683 928 (Land at West Farm Martin Farm) Whiddon Down. South West Devon has handled 817 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Drewsteignton.

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

Application type
Prior Approval Agricultural Building to Dwelling C3
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Drewsteignton
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 April 2026
Consultation expiry
22 May 2026
Consultation end
22 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Dairy Barn Westpoint Clyst St Mary Exeter EX5 1DJ

Additional information

Documents
27

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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© 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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