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Land Adjacent to Five Oaks Folly Gate

2017/25/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 22 December 2025

Council decision: Refusal5 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Construction of 2no. dwellinghouses (use class C3)

Received
7 July 2025
Ward
Okehampton North
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated5 Sep
  3. Consult.15 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Dec

Decided in 108 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land Adjacent to Five Oaks Folly Gate. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 168 days, 16 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 36 applications across Okehampton North. We hold 963 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).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by virtue of the number of dwellings, their scale, siting and design relative to neighbouring dwellings would give rise to harmful overlooking of neighbouring dwellings and gardens, contrary to the provisions of DEV1(1) of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034 and the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework, most notably, paragraphs 135 and 139.
  2. The proposed development, by virtue of the number of dwellings, their scale, siting and design relative to neighbouring dwellings, does not provide a sufficient quantum of private outdoor amenity space for the future occupants of Plots 1 and 2 or the occupants of Five Oaks, contrary to the provisions of DEV1(1), DEV10(5) of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034 and the guidance contained within the of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034 Supplementary Planning Document 2020, most notably, paragraphs 4.137 and 4.138.
  3. The proposal makes insufficient provision for parking for dwellings that currently rely on land within the red line for parking, which is likely to displace parking on the public highway with consequent additional danger to all users of the road, contrary to the provisions of DEV29 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034 and the Application ref. 2017/25/FUL Head of Development Management for and on behalf of the Council guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework, most notably paragraph 116.
  4. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposal would not give rise to harmful impacts on trees in and immediately surrounding the site, contrary to the provisions of DEV28 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034.
  5. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate compliance with policy DEV32 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034, the requirements of paragraph M5 of the adopted Plymouth and South West Devon Climate Emergency Planning Statement (2022) and paragraphs 161-163 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
EX20 3FT
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Inwardleigh
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 September 2025
Consultation expiry
15 October 2025
Consultation start
10 September 2025
Consultation end
15 October 2025

Applicant and agent

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

Additional information

Documents
45

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.

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