Watersmeet Lane End Road Instow Bideford Devon EX39 4LE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Extensions to front and rear together with internal alterations (amended plan) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Site constraints 7
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £750,000 in April 2023. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- North Devon
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- EX39 4LE
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- INSTOW
- Parish
- INSTOW
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Woodward Smith Chartered Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 60 days from validation, 11 days slower than North Devon's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 99% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 8 May 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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