The Quay Inn 1 Marine Parade Instow Bideford Devon EX39 4HY Data via plota.co.uk

81588 - Full Application Pending

Proposal

Retrospective application for the installation of an extraction duct in commercial kitchen Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Mar 2026
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Validated
15 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 177.

The consultation period closed on 20 May 2026.

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Instow 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 ↗
Combe Martin to Marsland Mouth about 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
SSSI about 31 m away: Taw-Torridge Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1, the Quay, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 12 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 12 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Flood defence about 20 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 200 year flood); Inside the Instow built-up area; Priority habitat about 32 m away: Mudflats; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
EX39 4HY
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
INSTOW
Parish
INSTOW
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
DK East Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 177, past the statutory target. 91% of listed building works in North Devon are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 177121 days past the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
50decided in the last year

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

Public comments

6comments received

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Apr 2026
Comments by
20 May 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Oct 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