Agricultural Building At Grid Reference 251069 113182 Merton Devon Data via plota.co.uk

1/0321/2026/AGMB - Agricultural Building to Dwelling House Awaiting Decision

Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural building to 2 no. dwellinghouse and associated building operations under Class Q (Barn A) (amended red edge and description) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗

Application progress

Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Comments are open until 3 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Work with planning data? Every application in Torridge - and every UK council - as a live feed or API. About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Torridge
Application type
Agricultural Building to Dwelling House
Postcode
EX20
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Shebbear And Langtree
Parish
Merton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
NPAS Devon Limited

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14902040
Neighbours
10 Aug 2026
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site notice
12 Aug 2026
Press notice
19 Aug 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Torridge decision performance
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