PLANS to knock down a barn and build three houses in its place at a farm southwest of Colebrooke have been lodged with Mid Devon District Council.

Nathan and Sarah Charker of Combe Head Meadow were granted permission last year to convert the agricultural building into five homes under “Class Q” of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, which allows the conversion of agricultural buildings into homes without the need for a full planning application.

Now that the residential use of the site has been established, they want to demolish the barn and build three homes instead. This strategy is known as the “Class Q fallback” position.

Mr and Mrs Charker bought Combe Head Meadow in 2022. The smallholding features glamping units, a small farm shop and a vineyard.

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You can see the application on Mid Devon District Council’s website under reference 26/01358/FULL.