Former Mountain Warehouse 81 - 82 High Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1HX Data via plota.co.uk

81781 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building consent for the siting of non-illuminated temporary vinyls to windows and doors Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Validated
14 May 2026
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Committee
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Committee · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by North Devon Planning Committee on 1 Jul 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Approval was advised because temporary, neutral-coloured vinyls would bring public benefits despite limited heritage harm.
  • The Town Council enthusiastically supported the proposal, while no neighbours made representations.
  • The committee unanimously approved the application, changing the commencement period to within 12 months.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, heritage assessment, consultation responses, committee debate, vote and decision conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of North Devon's committee minutes of 1 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 8

68 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 73, High Street, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II*, 63 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 68 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 105 m away: Barnstaple Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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; SSSI about 416 m away: Taw-Torridge Estuary SSSI; Heritage at risk about 66 m away: The Guildhall, High Street; Inside the Barnstaple built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
EX31 1HX
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
BARNSTAPLE CENTRAL
Parish
BARNSTAPLE
Case officer
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Decision
Approved
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 May 2026
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Committee
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 2026
North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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