The Big Sheep Abbotsham Bideford Devon EX39 5AP
Proposal
Certificate of existing lawful development for the use of land as a farm themed park for rides, attractions and public entertainment, ancillary uses for parking, a café, a shop and a brewery. Additionally, overflow car park in association with the Big Sheep theme park between the months of July to September and on Bank Holidays.
- Received
- 2 April 2026
- Decision due
- 24 April 2026
- Council
- Torridge District Council
- Ward
- Monkleigh And Putford
- ReceivedReceived2 Apr
- ValidatedValidated2 Apr
- Consult.Consultation22 Apr
- TargetTarget Date24 Apr
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at The Big Sheep Abbotsham Bideford Devon EX39 5AP. Torridge has handled 190 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Monkleigh And Putford. We hold 1,865 applications in total for the EX39 postcode area.
89% of amendment applications at Torridge District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EX39 5AP
- Application type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Abbotsham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 22 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 2 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 22 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 22 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Oddfellows Hall London Road Chipping Norton OX7 5AR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 22 days
Site constraints
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 and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
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.
Source: Torridge
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