Keepers Cottage Eric Palmer Centre Castle Street Torrington Devon EX38 8EZ Data via plota.co.uk

1/0532/2026/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
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Proposal

Addition of gas box to North West elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF INC. HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF EXISTING & PROPOSED BLOCK PLANS, ELEVATIONS, & LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING & PROPOSED BLOCK/LOCATION PLAN & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF CONSERVATION Consultee Comment · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF GREAT TORRINGTON TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Work Card Work Card · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Notice Site Notice · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Barley Grove School
List entry 1104788 · 6 m away · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 16 Grade II)
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.
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Great Torrington 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
Nature improvement area: Northern Devon; Inside the Great Torrington built-up area; Open access land 24 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Torridge
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
EX38 8EZ
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Great Torrington
Parish
Great Torrington
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Bowden Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 15 days slower than Torridge's median of 54 for listed building works. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Torridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Torridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15103045
Neighbours
23 Jul 2026
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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8 Castle Street Torrington Devon EX38 8EZ
Replace existing windows to front elevation with sliding sash windows
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8 Castle Street Torrington Devon EX38 8EZ
Replace existing windows to front elevation with sliding sash windows
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8 Castle Street Torrington Devon EX38 8EZ
Replace existing windows to front elevation with sliding sash windows
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2022 Refused
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Proposed conversion of part shop to residential accommodation
1/0490/2022/FUL
2022 Refused
Taffs Fish & Chips 16 South Street Torrington Devon EX38 8AA
Conversion of a redundant building into no.3 dwellings and creation of no.1 single storey…
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2021 Approved
Great Torrington Heritage Museum Market House Pannier Market South Street Torrington Devon EX38 8HD
Repairs to bellcote and copings, rendering and facade redecoration.
1/1281/2021/LBC
2021 Approved
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2017 Withdrawn
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Torridge
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#40 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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.

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
Torridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #184 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #25 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #55 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #133 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
155 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
11 decided
554
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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