Shutecombe Barn, Hensbury Lane, Bere Ferrers, PL20 7LA

2446/21/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 25 October 2021

Council decision: Conditional Approval

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

Proposal

Demolition of pig shed and replacement with agricultural storage barn

Received: 16 June 2021
Council: South Hams District Council
Ward: Burrator

ReceivedReceived16 Jun
ValidatedValidated2 Aug
Consult.Consultation9 Sep
TargetTarget Date25 Oct
DecidedDecided25 Oct

Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Shutecombe Barn, Hensbury Lane, Bere Ferrers, PL20 7LA. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 131 days, 11 weeks longer than South West Devon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 468 applications in total for the PL20 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: PL20 7LA
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Bere Ferrers
District: West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 August 2021
Consultation expiry: 9 September 2021
Consultation end: 9 September 2021
Last date for comments: 9 September 2021
Target decision date: 25 October 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address: The Oaks Wotter Plymouth PL7 5HP

Planning decision

Statutory period: 84 days

Additional information

Documents: 31

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

National Landscape (AONB): Tamar Valley
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 (21)

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, 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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