Planning application
Ridgecombe Farm Lifton PL16 0HD
Works: Demolition
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 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
As published by the council, reference 0542/26/PAD
Application record
- Reference
- 0542/26/PAD
- Type
- Prior Approval Demolition
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and Given
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 19 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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0241/26/PAU Granted
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.
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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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24 Feb 2026
Received by West Devon
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Given
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Devon 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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