Pift Ltd 52, North Road Industrial Estate Okehampton EX20 1BQ Data via plota.co.uk

2738/26/PAD - Prior Approval Demolition Under Consideration

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed demolition of former garden centre and commercial buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
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Validated
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Nov 2026, from West Devon's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Nature improvement area: Northern Devon; Inside the Okehampton built-up area.
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
West Devon
Application type
Prior Approval Demolition
Postcode
EX20 1BQ
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Okehampton North
Parish
Okehampton
Case officer
Show
Agent
Savills

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. West Devon usually decides commercial premises by day 54.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
32decided in the last year

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