Land adj Victoria Pleasure Grounds Wilder Road Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8BN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Repositioning of telephone box to be used as an art installation or information point Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 May 2026 · Committee · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by North Devon Planning Committee on 6 May 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the relocation would preserve a heritage feature, improve its setting and cause no significant neighbour or highway harm.
- The heritage officer raised no objection, no public representations were received, and the ward member spoke in support.
- The committee unanimously approved the application as recommended by the planning officer.
Source: Plota analysis of North Devon's committee minutes of 6 May 2026.
Site constraints 9
Show all 10 with distances
- 8 mBeaconsfield TerraceGrade II
- 58 mBrookdale LodgeGrade II
- 58 mJack's DairyGrade II
- 95 m6 and 7, Brookdale AvenueGrade II
- 101 mRussell House and Attached Garden Walls to North and WestGrade II
- 120 mNorthcote BuildingsGrade II
- 133 mThe Wellington Public HouseGrade II
- 136 mOsborne House and Attached Garden WallGrade II
- 137 mHoly Trinity Parish Hall and Attached Wall,railings and Lamp Standard to South and South WestGrade II
- 142 mWall and Railing by Garden of Remembrance and Church of Holy Trinity Parish HallGrade II
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
- North Devon
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- EX34 8BN
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- ILFRACOMBE EAST
- Parish
- ILFRACOMBE
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 7 May 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ilfracombe Town Council
How this decision compares
Decided in 62 days from validation, 6 days slower than North Devon's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 100% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 10 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Apr 2026
- Committee
- 6 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
North Devon ranks #140 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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