Land and Buildings at NGR 302750 115605 (Shed D) Whitnage Farm Whitnage Devon Data via plota.co.uk

26/00895/PNCOU Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval for the change of use of an agricultural building to 2 dwellings under Class Q Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

7 Jul 2026

✓

Consultation

8 Jul 2026

✓

Approved

25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2

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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

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; 1 listed building within 150 m.

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
Postcode: EX16 7DU
Received: 7 Jul 2026
Validated: 7 Jul 2026
Target decision: 1 Sept 2026
Decision: Approval of Prior Approval
Decision date: 25 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 6 days slower than Mid Devon's median of 43 for agricultural works. Approved, as 96% of agricultural works here are.

This one49d

Council43d

UK44d

84%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

129decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15057601
Planning Portal ref: PP-15057601
Consultation: 8 Jul 2026
Comments by: 29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 1 Sept 2026

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