Planning application
Canworthy Farm Rackenford Tiverton Devon EX16 8EF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to dwelling house
As published by the council, reference 80796
Application record
- Reference
- 80796
- Type
- Prior Approval Class Q
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- WITHERIDGE
- Parish
- RACKENFORD
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EX16 8EF
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Devon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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81398 Granted
Canworthy Farm Rackenford Tiverton Devon EX16 8EF
Demolition of rural building and erection of one self-build dwelling together with associated works (utilising fallback position of approval 80796)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by North Devon
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Devon granted permission on 6 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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