North Devon Shopmobility Centre Albert Lane Barnstaple EX32 8RL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the Shopmobility Centre to Northern Devon Foodbank Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Committee · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by North Devon Planning Committee on 12 Aug 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the change of use accords with the development plan and can address amenity, flood-risk and highway matters through conditions.
- The Environmental Health Manager had no objection, and no resident representations had been received when the report was prepared.
- The committee unanimously approved the application as recommended by the Lead Planning Officer.
Source: Plota analysis of North Devon's committee minutes of 12 Aug 2026.
Site constraints 6
Show all 23 with distances
- 58 m28, Silver StreetGrade II
- 63 mTavern in the Town Public HouseGrade II
- 101 mBarum HouseGrade II
- 111 m1-7, Bedford RowGrade II
- 116 mBirmingham Midshires Building SocietyGrade II
- 118 mRoyal and Fortescue HotelGrade II
- 121 mNumber 1 and House Adjoining on Right With Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- 122 m54, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 123 mThe Golden Lion Tap Public HouseGrade II
- 125 m50, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 129 m57, 58 and 59, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 129 m62, Boutport StreetGrade I
- 130 mWillshire Fountain on Traffic IslandGrade II
- 130 mChurch of the Immaculate ConceptionGrade II
- 131 m55, 55a and 56, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 136 mOld Employment ExchangeGrade II
- 137 m65, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 138 m63 and 64, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 140 m66 and 67, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 141 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Immediately North of the Imperial HotelGrade II
- 145 mWillshire Monument on Traffic IslandGrade II
- 146 m75, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 149 mClocktowerGrade II
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 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.
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Important details
- Council
- North Devon
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- EX32 8RL
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- BARNSTAPLE CENTRAL
- Parish
- BARNSTAPLE
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Woodward Smith Chartered Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 28 days from validation, 27 days faster than North Devon's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 94% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 20 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Aug 2026
- Committee
- 12 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Sept 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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