Leigh Farm Leigh Road Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7JW Data via plota.co.uk

82184 - Certificate of Lawful Development Publicity Period
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for existing use of an agriculturally tied dwelling by persons not involved in agriculture Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Validated
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 12 Nov 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 2
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 3. 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.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
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
Priority habitat about 4 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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

Council
North Devon
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Development
Postcode
EX18 7JW
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
CHULMLEIGH
Parish
CHULMLEIGH
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Nigel Ayre

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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2023 Approved
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2022
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Conversion of the agricultural barns to a dwelling
73931
2021 Approved
Leigh Barn Leigh Road Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7JW
Conversion of the agricultural barns to a dwelling
73931
2020 Approved
Leigh Lodge Leigh Road Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7JW
Erection of detached building to provide ancillary living accommodation
71003
2020 Approved
Leigh Lodge Leigh Road Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7JW
Erection of detached building to provide ancillary living accommodation
71003
2019 Withdrawn
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Erection of a tourist accommodation building (Guest House - Use Class C1)
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2018 Approved
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65988
2018 Approved
LEIGH FARM, LEIGH ROAD, , CHULMLEIGH, , DEVON,
FORMATION OF VEHICULAR ACCESS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES
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2018 Approved
LEIGH LODGE, LEIGH ROAD, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7JW
ERECTION OF DETACHED GARDEN ROOM/WORKSHOP
65065
2018 Approved
LEIGH LODGE, LEIGH ROAD, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7JW
ERECTION OF DETACHED GARDEN ROOM/WORKSHOP
65065
2017 Approved
LEIGH LODGE, LEIGH ROAD, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7JW
DETACHED GARAGE/STORE/WORKSHOP, HARDSTANDING, DRIVEWAY WITH TURNING AREA & ASSOCIATED WOR…
63026
2017 Approved
LEIGH LODGE, LEIGH ROAD, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7JW
DETACHED GARAGE/STORE/WORKSHOP, HARDSTANDING, DRIVEWAY WITH TURNING AREA & ASSOCIATED WOR…
63026
2018 Approved
DARTRIDGE FARM, LEIGH ROAD, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7JW
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66020
2018 Approved
DARTRIDGE FARM, LEIGH ROAD, , , CHULMLEIGH, DEVON, EX18 7JW
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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