Land Off Pope's Lane Sandford Gardens Torrington Devon Data via plota.co.uk

1/0262/2026/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of 2no. dwellings and associated works (Amended red edge) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
2 Apr 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Consultation
15 Sept 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 78

Consultation & comments 50

PDF DCC HIGHWAYS COMMENT Correspondence · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF TDC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF GREAT TORRINGTON TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF SOUTH WEST WATER Consultee Comment · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT OFFICER Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 7 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF GREAT TORRINGTON TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 29 May 2026 View ↗
PDF SOUTH WEST WATER Consultee Comment · 27 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 22 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 21 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 21 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 21 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 21 May 2026 View ↗
PDF TDC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DCC ARCHAEOLOGY Consultee Comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 18 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 15 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 15 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 15 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 13 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 13 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 11 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 11 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 11 May 2026 View ↗
PDF GREAT TORRINGTON TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 7 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 5 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF SOUTH WEST WATER Consultee Comment · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF TDC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DCC ARCHAEOLOGY Consultee Comment · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Northern Devon; Inside the Great Torrington built-up area; Open access land 26 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 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
Full Application
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Great Torrington
Parish
Great Torrington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Fearnley Lott Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 64 days slower than Torridge's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 91% of new homes here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Public comments

19comments received
17 objecting2 neutral

89% object · above the UK average of 75%

47 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14711378
Neighbours
20 Jul 2026
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
24 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
29 May 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Jul 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