Land off Whitemore Hill Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon Data via plota.co.uk

82178 - Full Application Pending

Proposal

Change of use of land and erection of a single dwelling together with associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from North Devon's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Bishop's Tawton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Flood defence about 1 m from the postcode pin (bridge abutment, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); 9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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
Full Application
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
LANDKEY
Parish
BISHOPS TAWTON
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alan Kingdon

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. North Devon usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026
North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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