Old Schoolhouse Stockleigh Pomeroy Crediton Devon EX17 4AX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00902/CLP - CLP Proposed Use or Operation Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed installation of a roof mounted solar PV system Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
7 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Grade II* listed: Frogpool
List entry 1262958 · 24 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
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.
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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £618,500 in September 2019. Detached house, freehold.

25 September 2019£618,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area189 m² (2,034 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached bungalow, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil, Boiler and underfloor heating, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Mid Devon - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Mid Devon
Application type
CLP Proposed Use or Operation
Postcode
EX17 4AX
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Cadbury
Parish
Stockleigh Pomeroy 47
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant permission
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 10 days faster than Mid Devon's median of 55 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 98% of lawful development certificates here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
43decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Mid Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. Mid Devon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15036883
Planning Portal ref
PP-15036883
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mid Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#77 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Mid Devon is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #77 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mid Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #21 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #85 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #77 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #153 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
113 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
98%
Change of use approved
40 decided
704
Total decisions
37 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.