Planning application
Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of parts of four agricultural buildings to storage or distribution (class B8) and associated curtilage under Class R of the GDPO.
As published by the council, reference 0241/26/PAU
Application record
- Reference
- 0241/26/PAU
- Type
- Prior Approval for change of Agricultural Building to flexible commercial B2, B8, C1 or E
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Given
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Tamarside
- Parish
- Lifton
- Postcode
- PL16 0HD
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Devon register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 1 refused.
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0706/26/PDM Granted
Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 4No dwellinghouses (Class C3) & for associated development (Class Q (a+c))
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0545/26/FUL Granted
Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Installation of new roller shutter doors, metal personnel doors and replacement cladding to Barns 1 and 3 in association with and to facilitate the proposed flexible commercial use subject to separate Prior Approval application Ref: 0241/26/PAU.
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0542/26/PAD Granted
Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed demolition of building, to remove sections of Barn 2, which are designed for intensive dairy farming which are no longer required. The works will rationalise the existing farmyard layout and improve site safety
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2922/25/PAU Refused
Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of parts of four agricultural buildings to Class E (former B1 use - light industrial)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by West Devon
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17 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Given
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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0545/26/FUL Granted
Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Installation of new roller shutter doors, metal personnel doors and replacement cladding to Barns 1 and 3 in association with and to facilitate the proposed flexible commercial use subject to separate Prior Approval application Ref: 0241/26/PAU.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Devon granted permission on 17 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 4No dwellinghouses (Class C3) & for associated development (Class Q (a+c))
Granted Prior approval 28 docsSeveral homes -
Parkfield, Lifton, PL16 0HD
Householder application for extension to bungalow
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Markstone Farmhouse, Lifton, PL16 0HD
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Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of parts of four agricultural buildings to storage or distribution (class B8) and associated curtilage under Class R of the GDPO.
Granted Prior approval 14 docs -
Parkfield, Lifton, PL16 0HD
Householder application for extension to bungalow
Granted Householder Extension 26 docsDomestic -
Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of parts of four agricultural buildings to Class E (former B1 use - light industrial)
Refused Prior approval 12 docs
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