Planning application
The Big Sheep Abbotsham Bideford Devon EX39 5AP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of existing lawful development for the use of land as a farm themed park for rides, attractions and public entertainment, ancillary uses for parking, a café, a shop and a brewery. Additionally, overflow car park in association with the Big Sheep theme park between the months of July to September and on Bank Holidays.
As published by the council, reference 1/0266/2026/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0266/2026/CPE
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Approved
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Monkleigh And Putford
- Parish
- Abbotsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX39 5AP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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1/0204/2024/CPE Refused
The Big Sheep Abbotsham Bideford Devon EX39 5AP
Certificate of existing lawful development for the use of land as a mixed use adventure park, caravan and camping site
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Torridge
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
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26 Jul 2026
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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
Torridge granted permission on 1 May 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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