2 Brannams Square Barnstaple Devon EX32 8QB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from medical consultation and storage to residential to create 2 flats on the first and second floors Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Associated applications 3
- Change of use from medical consultation and storage to residential to create 2 flats on the first and second floors
Site constraints 6
Show all 25 with distances
- 10 mLitchdon Pottery Including Bottle Kilns and All Buildings on the SiteGrade II
- 15 m9, Litchdon StreetGrade II
- 27 mExeter InnGrade II
- 42 mImperial HotelGrade II
- 51 mPenrose AlmhousesGrade I
- 52 mPump in Courtyard at Penrose AlmshousesGrade II
- 63 m1 and 2, Taw Vale ParadeGrade II
- 65 mGarden Walls to Allotment to Rear of Penrose AlmshousesGrade II
- 72 mNumber 1 and House Adjoining on Right With Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- 74 m3-11, Taw Vale ParadeGrade II
- 76 m14 and 15, Litchdon StreetGrade II
- 80 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Immediately North of the Imperial HotelGrade II
- 85 m16, Litchdon StreetGrade II
- 94 m17, Litchdon StreetGrade II
- 97 m1 and 2, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 105 mFive Dolphin Lamp Posts on Embankment Between the Square and Rock ParkGrade II
- 105 m18, Litchdon StreetGrade II
- 113 mRiversideGrade II
- 115 m19, Litchdon StreetGrade II
- 115 mSalem AlmshousesGrade II
- 122 mClocktowerGrade II
- 127 mBeachcroftGrade II
- 128 m20, Litchdon StreetGrade II
- 142 mRiversvaleGrade II
- 143 mWillshire Fountain on Traffic IslandGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- North Devon
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- EX32 8QB
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- BARNSTAPLE CENTRAL
- Parish
- BARNSTAPLE
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Mark Neason
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 98 days from validation, 43 days slower than North Devon's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 94% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 17 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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