Barn at Horwood Bideford Devon EX39 4PF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of a rural building and erection of one dwelling together with ground mounted solar array and associated works (utilising fallback position of approval ) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Associated applications 2
Part of
- FullDemolition of a rural building and erection of one dwelling together with ground mounted solar…RefusedThis application81851
Site constraints 4
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 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
- North Devon
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- EX39 4PF
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- INSTOW
- Parish
- HORWOOD LOVACOTT & NEWTON TRACEY
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 28 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Matt Charles
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Refused, as 2% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 8 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 8 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
North Devon ranks #140 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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Referenced application
Council archive
Barn North of Mutton Hall Horwood Bideford Devon EX39 4PF
Conversion of redundant rural barn to two residential dwellings and associated works
- Received
- 8 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2025
- Outcome
- Approved