74 Boutport Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1SR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from commercial to residential to create 2 flats on the 1st & 3rd floors Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 23 Oct 2026
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
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- 1 m78, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 10 m79, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 16 m80, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 23 m81, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 27 m55, 55a and 56, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 31 m75, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 32 m54, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 36 m57, 58 and 59, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 41 m46, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 43 m85 and 86, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 45 mPump in Courtyard of Horwoods AlmshousesGrade II
- 45 m50, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 46 mHorwoods AlmshousesGrade II*
- 47 mOld School Coffee House Formerly Horwoods SchoolGrade II*
- 47 m45, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 51 m44, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 53 m5, High StreetGrade II
- 55 mRising Sun Public HouseGrade II
- 56 mParish Hall Including Boundary Wall and Gates Enclosing Front LawnGrade II
- 57 m43, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 57 m4, High StreetGrade II
- 59 m3, High StreetGrade II
- 61 mPaiges AlmshousesGrade II*
- 63 m9-12, High StreetGrade II
- 65 mIron Gates and Piers Between St Anne's Chapel and Parish HallGrade II
- 71 mSt Annes Chapel and Old Grammar School Museum Including Walls and Gates and PiersGrade I
- 72 mIron Bollards Across Southern End of Church Lane to West of Paiges AlmshousesGrade II
- 73 m13, High StreetGrade II
- 73 m1-7, Bedford RowGrade II
- 74 mRoyal and Fortescue HotelGrade II
- 76 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 76 m105, High StreetGrade II
- 77 m104, High StreetGrade II
- 77 m108 and 109, High StreetGrade II
- 80 m15, High StreetGrade II
- 80 m107, High StreetGrade II
- 86 m99, High StreetGrade II
- 87 m62, Boutport StreetGrade I
- 88 m98, High StreetGrade II
- 89 mBuilding Behind Number 19 High StreetGrade II
- 90 m63 and 64, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 94 m97, High StreetGrade II
- 96 m18, High StreetGrade II
- 96 mHearts of Oak Public HouseGrade II
- 96 m69, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 96 m65, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 98 m4, St Peters TerraceGrade II
- 98 m5, St Peters TerraceGrade II
- 98 mTavern in the Town Public HouseGrade II
- 99 mRear Part OnlyGrade II
- 99 m3, St Peters TerraceGrade II
- 100 m2, St Peters TerraceGrade II
- 101 m19, High StreetGrade II
- 101 mChurch HouseGrade II
- 101 m28, Silver StreetGrade II
- 102 m94, High StreetGrade II
- 103 mJalepeno RestaurantGrade II
- 104 m68, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 105 m93, High StreetGrade II
- 105 mIron Bollards Across Northern End of Lane to West of Church HouseGrade II
- 105 m66 and 67, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 105 mThe Golden Lion Tap Public HouseGrade II
- 107 mMarshals Public HouseGrade II
- 109 m92, High StreetGrade II
- 110 mChurch of St Peter and St Mary Magdalene including the Doddridge LibraryGrade II*
- 110 mUnnamed
- 113 mOld Employment ExchangeGrade II
- 114 m22 and 23, High StreetGrade II
- 114 m91, High StreetGrade II
- 114 m96, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 118 m90, High StreetGrade II
- 119 m1-16, Butchers RowGrade II
- 122 m89, High StreetGrade II
- 123 mGates and Gate Piers at West Entrance to Paternoster RowGrade II
- 123 mBarum HouseGrade II
- 125 mBridge BuildingsGrade II
- 125 mBirmingham Midshires Building SocietyGrade II
- 126 m24, High StreetGrade II
- 126 m88, High StreetGrade II
- 130 m25 and 25a, High StreetGrade II
- 130 m36, Boutport StreetGrade II
- 131 m87, High StreetGrade II
- 138 mPannier MarketGrade II
- 139 m86 AND 86A, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 139 m26 and 27, High StreetGrade II
- 144 mFour Lamp Posts [outside Numbers 7 and 8 the Inn on the Strand and Jenny Wrens Tea Rooms and Queen Annes Walk]Grade II
- 145 m85, High StreetGrade II
- 149 mWillshire Monument on Traffic IslandGrade II
Checked on 10 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.
Building
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Important details
- Council
- North Devon
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- EX31 1SR
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2025
- Ward
- BARNSTAPLE CENTRAL
- Parish
- BARNSTAPLE
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- RGP Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 386 days from validation, 332 days slower than North Devon's median of 54 for full applications. Refused, as 4% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 3 Oct 2025
- Comments by
- 31 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Oct 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.
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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