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The Old Police Station, Barton Street, North Tawton, EX20 2HL

Refused West Devon 4008/19/POD Prior Approval Business (Class E) to Dwelling (Class C3)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Notification for prior approval for change of use from Light Industrial (Class B1(c)) to Dwelling house (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 4008/19/POD

Application record

Reference
4008/19/POD
Type
Prior Approval Business (Class E) to Dwelling (Class C3)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Required and Refused
Received
6 Dec 2019
Validated
6 Dec 2019
Decided
30 Jan 2020
Ward
Exbourne
Parish
North Tawton
Postcode
EX20 2HL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Dec 2019

    Received by West Devon

  2. 30 Jan 2020

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused

  3. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

West Devon refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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