Burnaby Lodge Chambercombe Park Road Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9QN Data via plota.co.uk

82306 - Full Application Valid awaiting Officer allocation

Proposal

Erection of a storage building, installation of roof-mounted solar panels, external air-source heat pumps, electric vehicle charging point & associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Nov 2026, from North Devon's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 7

Local nature reserve about 139 m away: Hillsborough
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 43 m away: North Devon
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 194 m away: Hillsborough Promontory Fort; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Chambercombe built-up area; Heritage coast about 185 m away: North Devon.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 7 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £595,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.

29 January 2026£595,000
15 December 2009£310,000
2 October 1997£128,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
EX34 9QN
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
ILFRACOMBE EAST
Parish
ILFRACOMBE
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lewis Smith

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. North Devon usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Comments by
4 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Nov 2026
North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Devon ranks #140 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #42 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #20 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #140 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #192 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
42 decided
939
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.