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Land at SX 688 925, Okehampton

Granted West Devon 0687/23/AGR Agricultural Determination

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 proposedgeneral purpose agricultural barn 18.2m x 9.1m x 4.3m height to ridgefor secure storage of forestry equipment & machinery, shelter forsheep in lambing season if required, storage of feed & dry area forinspecting animals

As published by the council, reference 0687/23/AGR

Application record

Reference
0687/23/AGR
Type
Agricultural Determination
Status
Refused
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Details Required
Received
25 Feb 2023
Validated
25 Feb 2023
Decided
23 Mar 2023
Ward
Drewsteignton
Parish
Drewsteignton

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Devon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 1316/23/PAA Granted

    Land At Sx 688 925, Okehampton

    Prior Approval Application for proposed general purpose agricultural barn 18.2m x 9.1m x 4.3m height to ridge for secure storage offorestry equipment & machinery, shelter for sheep in lambing season ifrequired, storage of feed & dry area for inspecting animals followingplanning application 0687/23/AGR

    Decided 19 May 2023 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2023

    Received by West Devon

  2. 23 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Details Required

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 1316/23/PAA Granted

    Land At Sx 688 925, Okehampton

    Prior Approval Application for proposed general purpose agricultural barn 18.2m x 9.1m x 4.3m height to ridge for secure storage offorestry equipment & machinery, shelter for sheep in lambing season ifrequired, storage of feed & dry area for inspecting animals followingplanning application 0687/23/AGR

    Decided 19 May 2023 Prior approval

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Devon granted permission on 23 March 2023, 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 less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land at SX 688 925, Okehampton

    0687/23/AGR Submitted 25 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposedgeneral purpose agricultural barn 18.2m x 9.1m x 4.3m height to ridgefor secure storage of forestry equipment & machinery, shelter forsheep in lambing season if required, storage of feed & dry area forinspecting animals

    Granted Other 6 docs
  • Land At Sx 688 925, Okehampton

    1316/23/PAA Submitted 26 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Prior Approval Application for proposed general purpose agricultural barn 18.2m x 9.1m x 4.3m height to ridge for secure storage offorestry equipment & machinery, shelter for sheep in lambing season ifrequired, storage of feed & dry area for inspecting animals followingplanning application 0687/23/AGR

    Granted Prior approval 14 docs
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    Refused Trees 15 docs
  • Martin Farm Whiddon Down EX20 2QL

    0837/26/TPO Submitted 19 Mar 2026 300 yards away

    TPO N116 G1, TPO N82 A1; T1, T2, T3, T4, T5: Species unknown - fell, diseased root system, risk of failure. T6, T7: Beech – fell, risk of failure. Replant – see application form.

    Refused Trees 15 docs

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