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Little Valley Farm Bratton Fleming Barnstaple Devon EX31 4RT

Awaiting decision North Devon 82231 Agricultural Prior Notification

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Proposal

Prior notification for the erection of a polytunnel

As published by the council, reference 82231

Application record

Reference
82231
Type
Agricultural Prior Notification
Status
Pending
Received
15 Sep 2026
Validated
15 Sep 2026
Ward
BRATTON FLEMING
Parish
BRATTON FLEMING
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EX31 4RT

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Devon register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 73487 Granted

    Little Valley Farm Bratton Fleming Barnstaple Devon EX31 4RT

    Erection of a barn to be used as a milking parlour, hay storage and accommodation for cows together with erection of 2 polytunnels and extension to the partly built packing shed to accommodate a dairy

    Decided 3 Sep 2021 Full applications
  • 73488 Granted

    Little Valley Farm Bratton Fleming Barnstaple Devon EX31 4RT

    Erection of a temporary rural workers dwelling

    Decided 4 Oct 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Sep 2026

    Received by North Devon

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 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

7 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with North Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Devon decided prior approval applications in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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