7 Fore Street Northam Bideford Devon EX39 1AW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of building to pilates studio and treatment rooms Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Show all 13 with distances
- 32 m7 and 9, the SquareGrade II
- 49 m6, the SquareGrade II
- 56 m4, the SquareGrade II
- 59 m18 and 19, Fore StreetGrade II
- 61 mChurch of St MargaretGrade I
- 61 mFormer SchoolGrade II
- 65 m2 and 3, the SquareGrade II
- 84 mPost OfficeGrade II
- 90 mLocksley HouseGrade II
- 127 mVicarageGrade II
- 127 m26, Fore StreetGrade II
- 135 mBonehill Farmhouse and Outbuildings to EastGrade II
- 143 m27, Fore StreetGrade II
Checked on 6 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 £160,000 in June 2021. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2020, 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 1AW
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Northam
- Parish
- Northam
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 18 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Tree Tops Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 39 days from validation, 17 days faster than Torridge's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 95% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Torridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Torridge decision record →
Public comments
100% support · above the UK average of 16%
11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 13 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 18 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 15 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
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.
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