East Barton Farm Horwood Bideford Devon EX39 4PE Data via plota.co.uk

81456 - Certificate of Lawful Development Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for existing works carried out under planning permission Conversion of 2 Barns to Holiday Units (amended plans) and Listed Building Consent to ensure the permission remains extant Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Approved
12 Feb 2026
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Received
16 Feb 2026

Approved on 12 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Old Coach House Approximately 60 Metres South of East Barton House, Grade II, about 58 m from the postcode pin · 4 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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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1534 m away: Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project.
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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
North Devon
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Development
Postcode
EX39 4PE
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
INSTOW
Parish
HORWOOD LOVACOTT & NEWTON TRACEY
Case officer
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Decision
Approved
Decision date
12 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Matthew Steart

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Listed building consent for conversion of 2 barns to holiday lets
76379
2022 Approved
Conversion of 2 Barns to Holiday Units (amended plans)
76252
2022 Approved
Conversion of barn to dwelling (amended Plans)
76251
2022 Approved
Listed Building consent for conversion of barn to dwelling (amended plan)
76378
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Rose Cottage Horwood Bideford Devon EX39 4PE
Creation of access & erection of garage/workshop together with associated works
75741
2022 Approved
Park Cottage Horwood Bideford Devon EX39 4PE
Extension & alterations to dwelling together with creation of garage/car port
74900
2020 Approved
Park Farmhouse Horwood Bideford Devon EX39 4PE
Application for consent for works to trees covered by a tree preservation order in respec…
71702
2020 Approved
Park Farmhouse Horwood Bideford Devon EX39 4PE
Application for consent for works to trees covered by a tree preservation order in respec…
71702
2020 Withdrawn
Boskins Horwood EX39 4PE
Removal of condition 6 (occupancy restriction) attached to planning permission 40062 to a…
71024
2020 Withdrawn
Boskins Horwood EX39 4PE
Removal of condition 6 (occupancy restriction) attached to planning permission 40062 to a…
71024
2019 Approved
Park Cottage Horwood Bideford Devon EX39 4PE
Extension to dwelling to provide a self contained annexe for family member
70468
2019 Approved
Strawberry Cottage Track Past Church Farm Horwood EX39 4PE
Two storey rear extension with balcony
70289
2018 Refused
HORWOOD FARM, , , HORWOOD, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4PE
REMOVAL OF CONDITION i (OCCUPANCY RESTRICTION) ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION NI/17822 (…
65170
2018 Refused
HORWOOD FARM, , , HORWOOD, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4PE
REMOVAL OF CONDITION i (OCCUPANCY RESTRICTION) ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION NI/17822 (…
65170
2016 Approved
PARK COTTAGE, , , HORWOOD, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 4PE
EXTENSION TO DWELLING TO PROVIDE SELF CONTAINED ANNEX
60693
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings