Land At Higher Millfield Mill Road Bradworthy Devon Data via plota.co.uk

1/0332/2026/FUL - Full Application Awaiting Decision

Proposal

Change of use from agricultural field to dog agility field, including the erection of a shelter Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
6 May 2026
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Validated
20 May 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 30 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Jul 2026; it is now day 162.

The consultation period closed on 16 Jul 2026.

Documents 25

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public bridleway 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Northern Devon; Inside the Bradworthy 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Postcode
EX22 7RT
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Hartland
Parish
Bradworthy
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 162, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use in Torridge are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 162106 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
80decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Torridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Torridge decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
20 May 2026
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Comments by
16 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
22 May 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Jul 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