Bideford Bay Holiday Village Bucks Cross Bideford Devon EX39 5DU Data via plota.co.uk

1/0546/2026/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of two purpose-built bat mitigation houses within woodland adjacent to Brackenside House to provide replacement roosting habitat. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Sept 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 25

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

North Devon National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Heritage coast: Hartland (Devon)
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Special area of conservation 109 m away: Tintagel-Marsland-Clovelly Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 109 m away: Hobby to Peppercombe 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Buck's Cross built-up area; Priority habitat 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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

Council
Torridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
EX39 5DU
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Hartland
Parish
Woolfardisworthy
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
ARA Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 27 days slower than Torridge's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
39decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Torridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Torridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14766131
Planning Portal ref
PP-14766131
Neighbours
30 Jul 2026
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Torridge
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#40 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Torridge is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #55 out of 296. 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
Torridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #184 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #25 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #55 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #133 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
155 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
11 decided
554
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026