Barn at NGR 291383 107886 Burnbridge Hill Cadeleigh Devon Data via plota.co.uk

25/01764/PNCOU - PN Change of Use Refused

Proposal

Prior Approval for the change of use of an agricultural building to a hotel/guest house (Use Class C1) under Class R Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 12 Dec 2025
✓
Consultation
26 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
24 Feb 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 28

Consultation & comments 10

PDF Highway Authority Consultee Comment · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF from Public Health Consultee Comment · 31 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Cadeleigh Parish Meeting Consultee Comment · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 4 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 3 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Historic England 22.12.2025 Consultee Comment · 2 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Roberts Headstone Immediately East of the Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew
List entry 1253998 · 30 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Mid Devon
Application type
PN Change of Use
Postcode
EX16 8HP
Received
around 12 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Dec 2025
Ward
Cadbury
Parish
Cadeleigh 09
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Feb 2026
Decision
Refusal of Prior Approval
Decision date
24 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 46 days slower than Mid Devon's median of 28 for prior approvals. Refused, as 7% of prior approvals here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
118decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Mid Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. Mid Devon decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14561738
Planning Portal ref
PP-14561738
Consultation
26 Jan 2026
Comments by
9 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mid Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#77 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Mid Devon is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #77 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mid Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #21 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #85 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #77 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #153 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
113 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
98%
Change of use approved
40 decided
704
Total decisions
37 refused in the year to March 2026

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