H S B C 10 High Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1BG Data via plota.co.uk

81751 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement of principal entrance doors Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Validated
11 May 2026
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Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

111 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 15, High Street, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 100 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 111 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Barnstaple - Town Centre 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Heritage at risk about 32 m away: Old School Coffee House Formerly Horwoods School, Church Lane; Scheduled monument about 227 m away: Barnstaple Castle; SSSI about 476 m away: Taw-Torridge Estuary SSSI; Inside the Barnstaple built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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
EX31 1BG
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
BARNSTAPLE CENTRAL
Parish
BARNSTAPLE
Case officer
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Decision
Approved
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Ben Calton

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 5 days faster than North Devon's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 99% of extensions here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
190decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 May 2026
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Jul 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