Land At Grid Reference 260231 111991 Winkleigh Devon Data via plota.co.uk

1/0745/2026/FUL - Full Application Application is being considered

Proposal

Retrospective partial change of use of forestry building to a mix use including educational (F1) workshop and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:11

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Application progress

✓

Received

28 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

20 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

22 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Dec 2026, from Torridge's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 15 Nov 2026

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Documents 16

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

Priority habitat 5 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 49 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 23 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Torridge
Application type: Full Application
Received: 28 Sept 2026
Validated: 20 Oct 2026
Ward: Winkleigh
Parish: Winkleigh
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: EJFP Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Torridge usually decides changes of use by day 56.

prediction

Day 848 days to the 56-day target

61%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

80decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Torridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Torridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15255253
Planning Portal ref: PP-15255253
Neighbours: 22 Oct 2026
Consultation: 22 Oct 2026
Comments by: 15 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 15 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

Torridge

Planning Authority Score

7.6/10

Good

#40 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

Torridge is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #55 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils

98% approved vs 90% nationally

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Torridge decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

87%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #184 of 296

98%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #25 of 296

78%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #55 of 296

38%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #133 of 296

72%

Minor dwellings approved

155 decided (1-9 homes)

85%

Major dwellings approved

13 decided (10+ homes)

82%

Change of use approved

11 decided

554

Total decisions

71 refused in the year to March 2026

Land At Grid Reference 260231 111991 Winkleigh Devon Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 16

Statements & assessments 3

Plans & drawings 8

Application forms 1

Other documents 4

Site constraints 5

Important details

Decision outlook

Public comments

Consultation & key dates