Land at SX 461 661 Bere Alston Data via plota.co.uk

2692/26/PAA - Prior Approval Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Prior Approval Application for proposed Agricultural Building measuring 13.75m (L) x 9.3m (B) x 4.73m height to ridge following determination of 0950/26/AGR Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
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Validated
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 13 Nov 2026, from West Devon's recent agricultural works.

Site constraints 6

Tamar Valley 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.
Bere Alston conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more 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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Bere Alston built-up area; 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 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
West Devon
Application type
Prior Approval Application
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Bere Ferrers
Parish
Bere Ferrers
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
James Wotton

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. West Devon usually decides agricultural works by day 48.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
99decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by West Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. West Devon decision record →