58 Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY Data via plota.co.uk

1/0819/2025/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Extensions and alterations to existing cottage, including repair/replacement of existing pitched roof (Variation of condition 2 of planning approval ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2025
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Validated
23 Oct 2025
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Consultation
16 Dec 2025
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Approved
16 Dec 2025
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Appeal dismissed
31 Mar 2026

Approved on 16 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER Consultee Comment · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SOUTH WEST WATER Consultee Comment · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Work Card Work Card · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Site Notice Site Notice · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

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    Conditions 4 discharged

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Royal George Inn
List entry 1104736 · 20 m away · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (13 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Appledore 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Combe Martin to Marsland Mouth 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
SSSI 25 m away: Taw-Torridge Estuary 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.
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
Special area of conservation 350 m away: Braunton Burrows; Radon affected area, class 4; Flood defence 22 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); National landscape 464 m away: North Devon; Inside the Appledore (Torridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £500,000 in June 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

23 June 2023£500,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area82 m² (883 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Torridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
EX39 1RY
Received
22 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Oct 2025
Ward
Appledore
Parish
Northam
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Dec 2025
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
16 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 31 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004118 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
OCR Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 5 days slower than Torridge's median of 49 for amendments. Approved, as 96% of amendments here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
73decided in the last year

Plota live figures for amendments decided by Torridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Torridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14428430
Planning Portal ref
PP-14428430
Neighbours
23 Oct 2025
Consultation
16 Dec 2025
Comments by
28 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
4 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
Non-material amendment to planning approval 1/0218/2024/FUL
1/0042/2025/NMAT
2025 Withdrawn
Non-material amendment to planning approval 1/0218/2024/FUL
1/0042/2025/NMAT
2025 Approved
Discharge of condition 4 of planning approval 1/0218/2024/FUL (Materials)
1/0097/2025/DIS
2025 Approved
Discharge of condition 4 of planning approval 1/0218/2024/FUL (Materials)
1/0097/2025/DIS
2024 Approved
Extensions and alterations to existing cottage, including repair/replacement of existing…
1/0218/2024/FUL
2024 Approved
Extensions and alterations to existing cottage, including repair/replacement of existing…
1/0218/2024/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
The Cottage Quayside House Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Replacement of gas boiler with air source heat pump.
1/0574/2024/LBC
2024 Approved
The Cottage Quayside House Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Replacement of gas boiler with air source heat pump.
1/0574/2024/LBC
2024 Approved
The Cottage Quayside House Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Replacement of gas boiler with air source heat pump.
1/0573/2024/FUL
2024 Approved
The Cottage Quayside House Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Replacement of gas boiler with air source heat pump.
1/0573/2024/FUL
2024 Approved
Still Waters Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling
1/0342/2024/FUL
2024 Approved
Still Waters Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling
1/0342/2024/FUL
2024 Withdrawn
Still Waters Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling (Variation of condit…
1/0129/2024/FUL
2024 Withdrawn
Still Waters Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling (Variation of condit…
1/0129/2024/FUL
2023
Westbrook Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Retrospective application for regularisation of front wall arrangement and off street par…
1/0792/2023/FUL
2023
Westbrook Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Retrospective application for regularisation of front wall arrangement and off street par…
1/0792/2023/FUL
2023
The Cottage Quayside House Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Part retrospective application for internal steel frame reinforcement, single storey exte…
1/0602/2023/FUL
2023
The Cottage Quayside House Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Part retrospective application for internal steel frame reinforcement, single storey exte…
1/0602/2023/FUL
2023
The Cottage Quayside House Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Part retrospective application for internal steel frame reinforcement, single storey exte…
1/0603/2023/LBC
2023
The Cottage Quayside House Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Part retrospective application for internal steel frame reinforcement, single storey exte…
1/0603/2023/LBC
2023
Torridge Garage Torridge Road Appledore Devon EX39 1SQ
Demolition of existing garage and erection of dwelling
1/0585/2023/FUL
2023
Torridge Garage Torridge Road Appledore Devon EX39 1SQ
Demolition of existing garage and erection of dwelling
1/0585/2023/FUL
2023
Petrock Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Single storey extension on existing property and additional floor within new roofspace. A…
1/0530/2023/FUL
2023
Petrock Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Single storey extension on existing property and additional floor within new roofspace. A…
1/0530/2023/FUL
2023 Approved
Still Waters Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling.
1/0039/2023/FUL
2023 Approved
Still Waters Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling.
1/0039/2023/FUL
2016 Approved
103 Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Single storey domestic rear extension, rear balcony and stepped access with changes to wi…
1/0759/2016/FUL
2016 Refused
103 Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Domestic rear extension (Amended drawings)
1/0737/2016/FUL
2016 Approved
4 Myra Court Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RW
Ground and first floor extensions
1/0506/2016/FUL
2016 Refused
Tainui Torridge Road Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1SQ
Demolition of 2 dwellings and erection of 6 four storey houses.
1/0314/2016/FUL
2016 Approved
102 Irsha Street Appledore Bideford Devon EX39 1RY
Removal of roof to ground floor bathroom extension and installation of flat roof/walkway…
1/0027/2016/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.