Land adjacent to 5 Meadowside Ashford Barnstaple Devon EX31 4BS Data via plota.co.uk

81820 - Variation of Condition(s) Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission (erection of local occupancy dwelling) as varied by 81524 to allow re-siting of the dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area about 67 m away: Ashford; Inside the Ashford (North Devon) 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 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

Application type
Variation of Condition(s)
Postcode
EX31 4BS
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
HEANTON PUNCHARDON
Parish
ASHFORD
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Woodward Smith Chartered Architects

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
28 May 2026
Comments by
25 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Jul 2026
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