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Land off Towerfield Drive, Woolwell, Part of the Land at Woolwell, JLP Allocation (Policy PLY44)

Awaiting decision West Devon 4181/19/OPA Outline Planning Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

READVERTISEMENT (revised plans & description of development) Outline application for up to 360 dwellings, associated landscaping and siteinfrastructure. All matters reserved except for new access points fromTowerfield Drive and Pick Pie Drive.

As published by the council, reference 4181/19/OPA

Application record

Reference
4181/19/OPA
Type
Outline Planning Application
Status
Under Consideration
Received
24 Dec 2019
Validated
9 Jan 2020
Ward
Bickleigh & Cornwood, Woolwell
Parish
Bickleigh

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Dec 2019

    Received by West Devon

  2. 9 Jan 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 March 2020, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Devon took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

1348 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Devon decided outline applications in a median of 16 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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