Land at Mariansleigh South Molton EX36 4LN Data via plota.co.uk

81549 - Full Application Publicity Period

Proposal

Development of 3 open market dwellings, including parking, refuse and recycling storage and landscaping (Amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Mar 2026
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Validated
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Dec 2026, from North Devon's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 18 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 47

Consultation & comments 28

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Letters of Representation · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Letters of Representation Wright K · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Gorst T · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Read J · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Coe B · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Brookes M · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Norris L · 26 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Clark C & A · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation CPRE Devon · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation CPRE · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Brown R · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Gorst T · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Warren J and M · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Mariansleigh PC · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Mckenzie A · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Read J and C · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Wright K and Roe S · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Clark C and A · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Norris L and Vabko E · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Coe B and J · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DCC Histroic Environment Team Consultation Response · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Gorst T and K · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Environmental Health · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Mariansleigh Parish Council Consultation Response · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Brookes M and J · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Clark A · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Letters of Representation Brown R & G M · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Open Space Officer · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Townliving Farmhouse, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 6 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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) agrees.
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 3.
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
Full Application
Postcode
EX36 4LN
Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
BISHOPS NYMPTON
Parish
MARIANSLEIGH
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. North Devon usually decides new homes by day 55.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
104decided 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 →

Public comments

23comments received

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Comments by
18 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2026
North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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