13 - 15 Westcombe Lane Bideford Devon EX39 3JQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of commercial premises to 2no. dwellings Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Torridge Plans Committee on 14 May 2026.
Approved
Against officer advice: officers had recommended refusal.
- Officers advised refusal because employment land, noise and flood-risk information requirements were not met.
- No neighbour objections were received, while members discussed flooding, housing need and the missing noise assessment.
- Members voted 7 to 1 to approve, delegating conditions to the Chair and Vice Chair.
Source: Plota analysis of Torridge's committee minutes of 14 May 2026.
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 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 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 3JQ
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bideford North
- Parish
- Bideford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 21 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Philip Hinton
How this decision compares
Decided in 79 days from validation, 23 days slower than Torridge's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 95% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Torridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Torridge decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 3 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 21 May 2026
- Comments by
- 17 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 14 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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