Planning application
Land At Grid Reference 222162 117918 Welcombe Devon
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective application for wildlife pond and wildflower screening bank
As published by the council, reference 1/0516/2026/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0516/2026/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Application is being considered
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hartland
- Parish
- Welcombe
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Torridge
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21 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Torridge took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Torridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Torridge decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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