Pollyfield Playing Field Avon Road Bideford Devon Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed Clubhouse and Community Food Pantry with associated works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Torridge Plans Committee on 14 May 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the building would enhance public open space without harmful effects on character, neighbours, highways or protected species.
- Three objections cited overdevelopment, green-space loss, lack of need, parking, wildlife and residential amenity impacts; two speakers supported the application.
- Members voted unanimously for approval subject to the report’s conditions, adding an environmental advisory about solar power.
Source: Plota analysis of Torridge's committee minutes of 14 May 2026.
Documents 25
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 6
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 8
Site constraints 3
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 4BL
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bideford East
- Parish
- Bideford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 15 May 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Fearnley Lott Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 109 days from validation, 54 days slower than Torridge's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 97% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Torridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Torridge decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14606499
- Neighbours
- 7 May 2026
- Consultation
- 15 May 2026
- Comments by
- 31 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 14 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
24 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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