Agricultural Building At Westacott Abbotsham Devon Data via plota.co.uk

1/0610/2026/FUL - Full Application Application is being considered

Proposal

Conversion of 4no. attached redundant agricultural outbuildings into 1no. dwelling with associated landscaping & external works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Nov 2026; it is now day 64.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Abbotsham Church of England Primary School and Attached Gateway., Grade II, about 48 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape about 282 m away: North Devon; Coalfield, development low risk area; Heritage at risk about 72 m away: Church of St Helen; Inside the Abbotsham built-up area; National infrastructure project about 110 m away: Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 17 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 Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
13 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Monkleigh And Putford
Parish
Abbotsham
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Deborah Somerville Chartered Architect

Decision outlook

Day 64, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use in Torridge are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 24 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 6420 days to the predicted decision (day 84)
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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15156835
Planning Portal ref
PP-15156835
Neighbours
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Comments by
16 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Torridge
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#40 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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 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