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Planning appeals in West Devon

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Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in West Devon since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 325 planning appeals in West Devon since 2016, of which 28% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 30 decisions, 33% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 27 weeks. Figures as at 30 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

335

appeals on record since 2016

28%

of decided appeals allowed

27 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 33% allowed

By appeal type

Householder46 decided

39% allowed

Minor215 decided

25% allowed

Major23 decided

30% allowed

Enforcement27 decided

11% allowed

Other19 decided

37% allowed

Not classified5 decided

60% allowed

By procedure

Written representations303 decided

25% allowed

Hearings25 decided

56% allowed

Inquiries7 decided

29% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 27 · 33% allowed 2025 · 44 · 36% allowed 2024 · 50 · 25% allowed 2023 · 41 · 25% allowed 2022 · 23 · 20% allowed 2021 · 29 · 41% allowed 2020 · 40 · 28% allowed 2019 · 20 · 15% allowed 2018 · 21 · 29% allowed 2017 · 22 · 33% allowed 2016 · 18 · 11% allowed

Latest decisions in West Devon

Dismissed27 October 2026· minor6012878
Development Site at Sx 447 766, Lamerton, PL19 8RX
Allowed23 September 20266014952
Higher Collybeer Farm, Spreyton, EX17 5BA
erection of B8 storage unit
Notice varied and upheld17 September 20263355120
Greenslade, Greenslade Lane, Sampford Courtenay, EX20 2SF
Allowed9 September 20266002006
Uphill (Uphill Farm Events), Yelverton, Plymouth, PL20 6DF
Use of walled garden for weddings, workshops & food events, construction of four ancillary buildings within the walled garden, use of part of adjacent barn for wedding ceremonies & construction of external staircase to barn
Dismissed10 August 2026· minor6004459
Land at Sx 448 762 (Land to South of Fortesque Terrace), Lamerton, PL19 8RX
the erection of 5 dwellings and creation of access
Notice varied and upheld4 August 20263377920
Land South of Dartmoor Caravan Park, Crapstone, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7PP
Notice varied and upheld4 August 2026· major3377919
Land South of Dartmoor Caravan Park, Crapstone, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7PP
Notice varied and upheld16 July 2026· enforcement3377842
Land at SX369802, Known As Rose Cottage, The Tollhouse, Greystone Bridge, Launceston, Devon, PL15 9PD
without planning permission: (i) the change of use of the Land from a detached garage to the use as a separate dwelling for residential purposes
Allowed11 June 20266004868
Sunnybrook Farm, Portgate, Okehampton, EX20 4PZ
installation of a permeable farm track
Notice varied and upheld29 April 2026· enforcement3374695
Land at Higher Liftondown Heights SX365854, Liftondown, Launceston, PL16 0DB
Without planning permission (i) the change of use of the Land from an equestrian and agriculture use to the use as a caravan site for residential purposes and associated operational development to facilitate this use
Notice varied and upheld29 April 2026· enforcement3374608
Land at SX367853, West of Midway, Liftondown, Devon, PL16 0DB
Without planning permission (i) The change of use of the Land from agriculture to the use as a caravan site for residential purposes; (ii) The erection of an unauthorised stable building, shed and storage container; (iii) The carrying out of site clearance and preparatory works including earth movements, site levelling, the removal of soil removal of vegetation, and laying of areas of hardstanding on the Land to facilitate the above unauthorised residential use
Dismissed24 March 2026· householder6003073
Glenside Cottage, Road To Shortlands, Middlemoor, Devon, PL19 9DY
a single storey extension to west elevation with patio and accessible ramps
Dismissed23 March 2026· minor6002745
Land at Sx 683 928 (Land to West of Martin Farm) Whiddon Down, Whiddon Down, Devon, EX20 2QL
prior approval (Class Q) for a change of use of 3no. buildings on an agri. unit to 7no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
Dismissed19 March 2026· minor6002231
Orchard Barn, Higher Carley Barns, Lifton, Devon, PL16 0EB
a change of use from holiday let to residential with minor changes to elevations
Allowed9 March 2026· householder6002087
The Old Forge, Road From Castle Cross To Grindhill Cross, Broadbury, Devon, EX2 4LG
widen existing access and cut back hedges to facilitate greater visibility when entering and exiting the site

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.