Vision Express 44 High Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1BZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed building consent for the repair and restoration of shopfront and windows of the upper floors Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Site constraints 8
Show all 47 with distances
- 7 m44, High StreetGrade II
- 33 m65, High StreetGrade II
- 34 m67 and 67a, High StreetGrade II
- 50 m60, High StreetGrade II
- 58 m39, High StreetGrade II*
- 63 m52, High StreetGrade II
- 65 m38 and 38a, High StreetGrade II
- 69 mClarence HotelGrade II
- 71 m53, High StreetGrade II
- 77 m54, High StreetGrade II
- 82 mBuilding on South West Corner of Gammon LaneGrade II
- 90 m3, Green LaneGrade II
- 92 mGolden Fleece InnGrade II
- 97 m73, High StreetGrade II
- 100 m3, Joy StreetGrade II
- 104 m8-11, Holland WalkGrade II
- 105 m74, High StreetGrade II
- 112 mNorth Country InnGrade II*
- 113 m14, HOLLAND WALK (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 115 m75, High StreetGrade II
- 116 m127, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 116 mBull Court HouseGrade II
- 118 m120, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 118 m32 and 33, High StreetGrade II
- 118 m21, Joy StreetGrade II
- 120 m117, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 121 m121, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 123 mBaptist Church HallGrade II
- 123 mBaptist ChapelGrade II
- 123 m122 and 123, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 127 mMay HouseGrade II
- 127 m31, High StreetGrade II
- 129 m125, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 133 mBoundary Walls to Numbers 11 and 11aGrade II
- 134 m30, High StreetGrade II
- 137 m113, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 139 m12, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 140 m29, High StreetGrade II
- 140 m9 and 10, Joy StreetGrade II
- 142 m111 and 112, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 144 m9, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 145 mBarnstaple Conservative ClubGrade II
- 145 m11, Joy StreetGrade II
- 146 m11 and 11a, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 147 m110, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 149 mThe BoathouseGrade II
- 149 mRoyal Exchange Public HouseGrade 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £799,750 in January 2015. 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 March 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- North Devon
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- EX31 1BZ
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- BARNSTAPLE CENTRAL
- Parish
- BARNSTAPLE
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Alessandra Zevi
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 34 days from validation, 15 days faster than North Devon's median of 49 for listed building works. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 25 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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