Planning application
4 Church Court St James Street Okehampton EX20 1DJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective Change of use of existing first floor Class C3 (flat) to Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) and ground floor Class Sui Generis to Class E (Commercial, Business and Service)
As published by the council, reference 0043/26/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 0043/26/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional Approval
- Received
- 8 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Okehampton South
- Parish
- Okehampton
- Postcode
- EX20 1DJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Devon register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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0707/26/ADV Granted
4 Church Court St James Street Okehampton EX20 1DJ
One non illuminated facia sign (retrospective)
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3216/25/FUL Withdrawn
4 Church Court St James Street Okehampton EX20 1DJ
Retrospective Change of use of existing Class C3 (flat) to Class E (Commercial, Business and Service)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2026
Received by West Devon
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13 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Approval
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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West Devon granted permission on 3 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.
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