Bovey Farm, Germansweek, EX21 5AG

1412/23/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 26 July 2023

Council decision: Conditional Approval

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

Proposal

Conversion of barn to dwelling

Received: 21 April 2023
Council: South Hams District Council
Ward: Bridestowe

ReceivedReceived21 Apr
ValidatedValidated9 May
Consult.Consultation22 Jun
TargetTarget Date27 Jul
DecidedDecided26 Jul

Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Bovey Farm, Germansweek, EX21 5AG. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 96 days, 6 weeks longer than South West Devon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Bridestowe. We hold 385 applications in total for the EX21 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: EX21 5AG
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Germansweek
District: West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 May 2023
Consultation expiry: 22 June 2023
Consultation end: 22 June 2023
Last date for comments: 22 June 2023
Target decision date: 27 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Gw Architects Ltd Ladford Mill Shebbear, Beaworthy EX215QY

Planning decision

Statutory period: 79 days

Additional information

Documents: 51

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.

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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.

Source: South West Devon

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