8 Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, EX35 6EP Data via plota.co.uk

EXM/26/019/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed reinstatement of retaining wall and stone wall. Retrospective. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Mar 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Statements & assessments 1

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Site constraints 6

Special area of conservation
Exmoor National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Lynmouth conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lynton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 5, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Exmoor
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
EX35 6EP
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
8 May 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Richard Briden

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days faster than Exmoor's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
13%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Exmoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Exmoor decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Mar 2026
Comments by
18 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
8 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
The Chalet, 2 Tors Park, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6NB
T1 Oak tree, Removal of T1 is required, a previously pollarded oak tree which now has ver…
WTCA 25/23
2025 Approved
Cobblers Cottage, 36 Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6EP
Works to tree in a conservation area: crown reduction of sycamore.
WTCA 25/12
2024 Approved
Land between Tors Road & East Lyn River, Lynmouth
Works to tree in a conservation area: 1no tree (0736) - to create new pollard at the main…
WTCA 24/10
2023 Approved
HILLSIDE HOUSE, 22, WATERSMEET ROAD, LYNMOUTH, EX35 6EP
Listed Building Consent for the proposed alterations to windows, roof, heating and electr…
62/41/23/016LB
2022 Approved
HILLSIDE HOUSE, 22, WATERSMEET ROAD, LYNMOUTH, EX35 6EP
Proposed change of use of commercial bed and breakfast to domestic dwellinghouse. Retrosp…
62/41/22/035
2022 Approved
Bonnicott House Hotel, 10, Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6EP
Listed building consent for the proposed replacement of first floor timber windows and gr…
62/41/22/048LB
2022 Approved
Bonnicott House Hotel, 10 Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6EP
Proposed replacement of first floor timber windows and ground floor Upvc windows with pai…
62/41/22/047
2022
Bonnicott House Hotel, 10, Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6EP
Listed building consent for the proposed replacement of first floor timber windows and gr…
VAL/22/350LB
2022 Approved
The Hideaway, Flat 1, 14 Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, EX35 6EP
Listed building consent for proposed work to balcony deck and living room.
62/41/22/004LB
2022 Refused
21, WATERSMEET ROAD, LYNMOUTH, EX35 6EP
Addition of balcony and canopy roof to the North Elevation.
62/41/22/009
2021 Approved
Riverlyn View, 26 Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, EX35 6EP
Proposed change of use of guest house to 3 no. residential dwellings.
62/41/21/028
2021 Approved
Riversdale, 5 Tors Road, Lynmouth, EX35 6ET
Proposed variation of Condition 2 and 3 of approved application 62/41/20/009 to allow alt…
62/41/21/018
2021 Refused
Aberlyn, 1 Tors Park, Lynmouth, EX35 6NB
Application to discharge Section 106 Agreement under application 62/41/12/019 to provide…
62/41/21/011
2020 Approved
Flat 3, 14 Summerhouse, Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6EP
Proposed replacement single glazed timber window casements and frames with new double gla…
62/41/20/012LB
2020 Approved
Flat 3, 14 Summerhouse, Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6EP
Proposed replacement single glazed timber window casements and frames with new double gla…
62/41/20/011
2020 Approved
Riversdale, 5 Tors Road, Lynmouth, EX35 6ET
Proposed conversion of domestic workshop to roof garden together with extension to kitche…
62/41/20/009
2018 Approved
Flat 3, 14 Summerhouse, Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, Devon
Listed Building Consent for proposed replacement single glazed timber window casements wi…
62/41/18/034LB
2018 Approved
Flat 3, 14 Summerhouse, Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, Devon
Proposed replacement single glazed timber window casements with new double glazed timber…
62/41/18/033
2018 Approved
9A Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth, Devon
Lawful Development Certificate for the existing subdivision of No. 9 Watersmeet Road to c…
62/41/18/007
2017 Approved
Upper Lyndale Carpark, Lynmouth, Devon
Prior notification for proposed installation of 10m telecoms mast with associated equipme…
GDO 17/21
Exmoor
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#179 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Exmoor is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #248 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. 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
Exmoor decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #10 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #15 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #248 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #234 of 296
100%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Change of use approved
26 decided
174
Total decisions
7 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings