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Land At Ss 630 007 Rectory Hill Sampford Courtenay

3757/25/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 16 April 2026

Council decision: Refusal2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Erection of stables, menage, access track, landscaping and associated works

Received
23 December 2025
Ward
Exbourne
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Feb
  3. Consult.2 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land At Ss 630 007 Rectory Hill Sampford Courtenay. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 8 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 74 applications across Exbourne.

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, for which no reasonable equestrian justification has been provided in this countryside location, would, by reason of the building’s siting, size, elevated position, engineering works, lengthy access track and insufficient landscape mitigation measures, fail to conserve and enhance the landscape character and scenic and visual qualities of the locality, resulting in an unjustified and significant adverse landscape and visual impact. As such the proposal is contrary to Policies TTV26, TTV28, DEV20 and DEV23 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan (2014-2034) and Paragraphs 135 and 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024)
  2. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposal would be provided with a safe vehicular access that incorporates the appropriate visibility splays. As such the proposal is contrary to Policy DEV29 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan (2014-2034) and Paragraph 115 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) Application ref.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sampford Courtenay
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 February 2026
Consultation expiry
2 April 2026
Consultation start
24 February 2026
Consultation end
2 April 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Case officer
Hayley Easter

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
2 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
25

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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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