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Land at SX 683 928, Whiddon Down

4095/24/PDMPrior Approval Agricultural Building to Dwelling C3Refused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 11 March 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval Required and Refused

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of agricultural buildings/barns to 10No dwelling houses (Class C) & for associated development (Class Q (a+b))

Received
23 December 2024
Ward
Drewsteignton, South Tawton
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.13 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Mar

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, Whiddon Down. South West Devon has handled 817 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than South West Devon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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
Medium
Number of dwellings
10
Parish
Drewsteignton, South Tawton

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2025
Consultation expiry
13 February 2025
Consultation start
16 January 2025
Consultation end
13 February 2025

Applicant and agent

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

Additional information

Documents
21

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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© 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.

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Source: South West Devon

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