Planning application
Barn A Broad Close Farm Rackenford Tiverton Devon EX16 8ED
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of barn to 2 dwellings (Class Q (A&B))
As published by the council, reference 81961
Application record
- Reference
- 81961
- Type
- Prior Approval Class Q
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- WITHERIDGE
- Parish
- RACKENFORD
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EX16 8ED
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by North Devon
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Devon granted permission on 4 August 2026, 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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