2 Saltrens Cottages Monkleigh Bideford Devon EX39 5JP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of two storey extension to side of property, replacement single storey extension to the rear and associated works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 8
Site constraints 6
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 Planning Inspectorate, 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 3
Last sold for £425,000 in December 2022. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Torridge
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- EX39 5JP
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Monkleigh And Putford
- Parish
- Monkleigh
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Deborah Somerville Chartered Architect
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 98% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Torridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Torridge decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 26 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 20 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 10 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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