The Anchor 11 Honestone Street Bideford Devon EX39 2DJ Data via plota.co.uk

1/0536/2026/FUL - Full Application Approved
Change of useExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed reinstatement of fire damage; refurbishment and alterations of pub and staff accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Validated
24 Jul 2026
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Consultation
14 Sept 2026
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Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF INC. HERITAGE Design and Access Statement · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STRUCTURAL SURVEY Report · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF 3D RENDER Drawing · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANS Drawing · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTH WEST WATER Consultee Comment · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BIDEFORD TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Site Notice Site Notice · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Work Card Work Card · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Wildlife Trigger List Wildlife Trigger List · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Wildlife Justification Wildlife Justification · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 2 and 4, Honestone Street
List entry 1292618 · 17 m away · 55 more listed buildings within 150 m (55 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.
Show the other 55 with distances
Historic England ↗
Bideford 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 230 m away: Kynoch's Foreshore
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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
SSSI 236 m away: Taw-Torridge Estuary SSSI; Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bideford built-up area; National infrastructure project 981 m away: Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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 £90,000 in August 1999. Semi-detached house, freehold.

27 August 1999£90,000
21 November 1997£85,000
17 April 1997£78,000

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

Building

Floor area438 m² (4,715 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 101)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Other new applications on this street

6 Jul 2026Approved

9 & 9A Honestone Street Bideford Devon EX39 2DL

Reinstatement following fire damage

1/0480/2026/LBC

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Important details

Council
Torridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
EX39 2DJ
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Bideford North
Parish
Bideford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
RGP Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Torridge's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 95% of changes of use here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
74decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15090012
Planning Portal ref
PP-15090012
Neighbours
27 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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.