Planning application
North Devon Equestrian Centre Muddiford Barnstaple Devon EX31 4HR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of land, conversion of commercial stables to agricultural cattle handling and TB testing facility, decommissioning of sand school and associated works
As published by the council, reference 82176
Application record
- Reference
- 82176
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- MARWOOD
- Parish
- EAST DOWN
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EX31 4HR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by North Devon
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23 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Devon took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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This application is with North Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Devon decided full applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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