New housing in Torridge District Council
We read Torridge District Council's planning register every day. We hold 11,334 of its planning applications going back to 2007, and 197 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 122% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 122% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 11,334
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 225 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 236 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 284 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 311 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 256 | 0 | 0 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | Land North Of Clovelly Road Abbotsham Devon Reserved matters application pertaining to layout, scale, appearance, internal access and landscaping for the construction of 183 dwellings pursuant 1/1015/2014/OUTM (Amended description) 1/1087/2024/REMM | Awaiting decision | 23 Dec 2024 |
| 141 | Land And Buildings At Grid Reference 249644 119976 Torrington Devon Reserved matters application for Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for 141 No. dwellings and associated works pursuant to 1/0324/2024/FULM 1/0308/2025/REMM | Awaiting decision | 31 Mar 2025 |
| 71 | Land At Grid Reference 263212 108395 Chulmleigh Road Winkleigh Devon Development of upto 71no. dwellings, including vehicular and pedestrian access and parking, community car park, amenity space, landscaping including community woodland, and associated works (Resubmission of… 1/1207/2023/FULM | Awaiting decision | 6 Dec 2023 |
| 53 | Land Off Cornborough Road Westward Ho! Devon Reserved matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout & scale for 53 no. dwellings pursuant to planning approval 1/0252/2022/OUTM (affecting a public right of way) 1/0410/2026/REMM | Decided | 4 Jun 2026 |
| 52 | Land At Rolle Road Torrington Devon Reserved matters application for Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for 52 dwellings pursuant to application 1/1231/2018/OUTM 1/0848/2025/REMM | Awaiting decision | 3 Nov 2025 |
| 48 | Land East Of Pengilly Way Hartland Devon Reserved Matters Application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission 1/0782/2021/OUTM - Erection of 48no. dwellings and 2no. self/custom build plots 1/0171/2026/REMM | Decided | 27 Feb 2026 |
| 45 | Land At Grid Reference 234298 103477 Underlane Holsworthy Devon Reserved matters application for landscaping for 45no. dwellings pursuant to application 1/0075/2020/OUTM 1/0924/2024/REMM | Awaiting decision | 23 Oct 2024 |
| 39 | Land At Grid Reference 245543 129173 Northam Devon Outline application with all matters reserved except for access for up to 39no. dwellings 1/0251/2025/OUTM | At appeal | 20 Mar 2025 |
| 35 | Land At Grid Reference 260271 120389 High Bickington Devon Outline application with all matters reserved except access for 35 no. dwellings 1/1000/2025/OUTM | Decided | 19 Dec 2025 |
| 24 | Land At Canal Rise Bridgerule Devon Outline application for 24 no. dwellings with all matters reserved except for access 1/0938/2025/OUTM | Awaiting decision | 2 Dec 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Torridge District Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.