Land At Grid Reference 243351 123501 Littleham Devon Data via plota.co.uk

1/0987/2025/PIP - Permission In Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in Principle for construction of up to 3 dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Consultation
24 Feb 2026
Refused
24 Feb 2026
Appeal dismissed
30 Jun 2026

Refused on 24 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Northern Devon; Inside the Littleham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Permission In Principle
Postcode
EX39 5HN
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Monkleigh And Putford
Parish
Littleham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
24 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 30 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
Applicant
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Agent
RGP Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 12 days faster than Torridge's median of 55 for outline applications. Refused, as 45% of outline applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Torridge to go on. Torridge decision record →

Public comments

6comments received
6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
12 Jan 2026
Consultation
24 Feb 2026
Comments by
14 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
19 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Feb 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