Latitude 48 96 High Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1HR Data via plota.co.uk

82074 - Prior Approval Class MA Pending

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of first and second floors from established bar/restaurant E restaurant associated use and storage to 4 single occupancy studios Class C3 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Validated
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 58.

The consultation period closed on 12 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 9

115 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 94, High Street, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 105 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 115 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Barnstaple - Town Centre 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 ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 4; Scheduled monument about 211 m away: Barnstaple Castle; Heritage at risk about 53 m away: Old School Coffee House Formerly Horwoods School, Church Lane; SSSI about 455 m away: Taw-Torridge Estuary SSSI; Inside the Barnstaple built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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

Application type
Prior Approval Class MA
Postcode
EX31 1HR
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
BARNSTAPLE CENTRAL
Parish
BARNSTAPLE
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Sarah Smith

Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in North Devon are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 1 Oct 2026.

Day 582 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
6%go to committee

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
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
12 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026
North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

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
North Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #42 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #20 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #140 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #192 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
42 decided
939
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026