Planning application
Forestry Building At Grid Reference 246496 110329 Shebbear Devon
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification for prior approval for the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment on roof of building
As published by the council, reference 1/0083/2026/SOLPD
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0083/2026/SOLPD
- Type
- Solar Photovoltaics Prior Approval
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Shebbear And Langtree
- Parish
- Buckland Filleigh
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX21 5RW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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1/0577/2026/AGR Granted
Forestry Building At Grid Reference 246496 110329 Shebbear Devon
Prior approval for the extension of existing agricultural barn.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by Torridge
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torridge granted permission on 19 March 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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1/1002/2022/SOLPD Granted
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1/0765/2022/SOLPD Granted
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Notification for prior approval for the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment on roof of building
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1/0627/2022/SOLPD Withdrawn
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