Land Adjacent to Churchstowe Hill Top Fremington Barnstaple Devon EX31 3BL Data via plota.co.uk

81967 - Outline Application Publicity Period

Proposal

Outline application for development of up to three dwellings & associated access (appearance, landscaping, layout & scale reserved) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from North Devon's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Pair of Stones to Head and Foot of Copp Grave Circa 18 Metres South West of West End Church of St Peter, Grade II, about 25 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II*, 13 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 ↗
Fremington conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve about 212 m away: Fremington
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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
SSSI about 497 m away: Taw-Torridge Estuary SSSI; Inside the Fremington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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 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

Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
EX31 3BL
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
FREMINGTON
Parish
FREMINGTON
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Richard Bailey

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. North Devon usually decides new homes by day 55.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
93decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026
North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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.

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
North Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #42 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #20 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #140 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #192 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
42 decided
939
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026