Smythen Barn Berry Down Combe Martin Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB Data via plota.co.uk

81766 - Full Application Approved
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Demolition of barn and erection of one dwelling together with associated works (utilising fallback position of approval ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
8 May 2026
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Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 8

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
North Devon National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Heritage coast: North Devon
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Priority Rivers
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
Inside the Berrynarbor built-up area; Priority habitat about 13 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
North Devon
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
EX34 9TB
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
MARWOOD
Parish
BERRYNARBOR
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Fearnley Lott Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 25 days slower than North Devon's median of 52 for demolitions. Approved, as 98% of demolitions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
62decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 May 2026
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Harrys Wood Land Off Off Wood Park Lane Berrynarbor EX34 9TB
Erection of 2 lightweight sheds mounted on padstones together with erection of a polytunn…
80580
2025
Harrys Wood Land Off Off Wood Park Lane Berrynarbor EX34 9TB
Erection of 2 lightweight sheds mounted on padstones together with erection of a polytunn…
80580
2024 Approved
Smythen Farm Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Conversion of redundant agricultural barn to dwellinghouse with associated external works
79104
2024 Approved
Smythen Farm Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Conversion of redundant agricultural barn to dwellinghouse with associated external works
79104
2024 Approved
Land at Bountree Sterridge Valley Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Conversion of barn to dwelling (Re-submission of approved application 77657)
78482
2024 Approved
Land at Bountree Sterridge Valley Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Conversion of barn to dwelling (Re-submission of approved application 77657)
78482
2023 Approved
Woodlands Cottage Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Demolition and rebuild of cottage following a fire
77985
2023 Approved
Woodlands Cottage Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Demolition and rebuild of cottage following a fire
77985
2023 Approved
Bountree Smythen Farm Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Conversion of barn to dwelling (amended plans)
77657
2023 Approved
Bountree Smythen Farm Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Conversion of barn to dwelling (amended plans)
77657
2022 Approved
Bluebell Lodge Land adjacent to Smythen Farm Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Retention of existing workers dwelling as a permanent dwelling following approval for it…
75863
2022 Approved
Woodland Nr Woodland House Estate Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Access improvements for forestry works
75852
2022 Approved
Barn Cottage Road from Smythen Cross To Parsons Pightle Sterridge Valley Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Conversion of old outbuildings
75769
2022 Approved
Venture Cottage 76 Sterridge Valley Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Demolition and rebuild of garage, kitchen and utility to include extension to kitchen and…
75391
2021 Approved
Ruggaton Farm Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Listed building consent for new internal layout
74547
2021 Approved
Ruggaton Farm Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Listed building consent for new internal layout
74547
2021 Withdrawn
Barn Cottage Sterridge Valley Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Removal of existing stores and replacement with Craft Room
73910
2021 Withdrawn
Barn Cottage Sterridge Valley Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Removal of existing stores and replacement with Craft Room
73910
2021 Approved
Barn Cottage Sterridge Valley Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Removal of existing porch and detached garage / workshop block and erection of proposed r…
73909
2021 Approved
Barn Cottage Sterridge Valley Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9TB
Removal of existing porch and detached garage / workshop block and erection of proposed r…
73909
2017 Approved
ORCHARD PARK, , , BERRYNARBOR, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9TB
EXTENSION & ALTERATIONS TO DWELLING
63944
2017 Approved
ORCHARD PARK, , , BERRYNARBOR, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 9TB
EXTENSION & ALTERATIONS TO DWELLING
63944
2017 Withdrawn
ORCHARD PARK BERRYNARBOR ILFRACOMBE DEVON EX34 9TB
EXTENSION TO DWELLING
63191
2017 Withdrawn
ORCHARD PARK BERRYNARBOR ILFRACOMBE DEVON EX34 9TB
EXTENSION TO DWELLING
63191
2016 Approved
ORCHARD PARK, STERRIDGE VALLEY, , BERRYNARBOR, DEVON, EX34 9TB
ERECTION OF A REAR SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION
61227
North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Devon ranks #140 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 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
North Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #42 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #20 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #140 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #192 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
42 decided
939
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings