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Barn At Grid Reference 256449 121983 Yarnscombe Devon

1/0984/2025/AGMBAgricultural Building to Dwelling HouseApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 5 February 2026

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural building to 2no. dwellings and associated building operations under Class Q

Received
16 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Two Rivers And Three Moors
  1. Received16 Dec
  2. Validated16 Dec
  3. Consult.10 Jan
  4. Target10 Feb
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Barn At Grid Reference 256449 121983 Yarnscombe Devon. Torridge has handled 307 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Torridge's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Two Rivers And Three Moors.

92% of all 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

Application type
Agricultural Building to Dwelling House
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Yarnscombe

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 December 2025
Consultation expiry
5 February 2026
Consultation start
5 February 2026
Consultation end
10 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
17 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
10 January 2026
Last date for comments
5 February 2026
Target decision date
10 February 2026
Permission expires
5 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address
1 Enterprise Road Roundswell Barnstaple EX31 3YB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 December 2025
Advertisement expiry
24 December 2025
Site notice start
12 January 2026
Site notice end
5 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14570514
Documents
15
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Ancient woodland: Court WoodPart of the site
  • 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 (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, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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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