Building At Mudhouse Farm Dolton Devon Data via plota.co.uk

1/0697/2026/FUL - Full Application Application is being considered

Proposal

Proposed change of use of existing agricultural livestock building from cattle housing to poultry housing, with installation of ventilation fans, formation of pop holes and siting of two feed bins Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
18 Sept 2026
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Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Nov 2026, from Torridge's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Cottage Immediately to South of Arscotts and Arscotts Cottage, Grade II, about 17 m from the postcode pin · 17 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.
Show all 17 with distances
Historic England ↗
Dolton 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Nature improvement area: Northern Devon; Inside the Dolton 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 17 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

Council
Torridge
Application type
Full Application
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Winkleigh
Parish
Ashreigney
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
A M Design

Decision outlook

Day 40 of the 56-day target. Torridge usually decides agricultural works by day 50.

Day 4016 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
144decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15211254
Planning Portal ref
PP-15211254
Neighbours
21 Sept 2026
Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Torridge
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#40 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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