Quayside House Irsha Street Appledore Devon Data via plota.co.uk

1/0663/2026/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application is being considered

Proposal

Replacement of condemned gas pipe Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
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Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Oct 2026, from Torridge's recent listed building works. Comments are open until 4 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Quayside House, Irsha Street and Waters Reach, 71, Irsha Street
List entry 1169529 · 5 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (12 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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Historic England ↗
Appledore 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 ↗
Combe Martin to Marsland Mouth 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
SSSI 13 m away: Taw-Torridge Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Sssi
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 357 m away: Braunton Burrows; Scheduled monument 249 m away: Civil War Fieldwork on Staddon Hill; Inside the Appledore (Torridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 25 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Council
Torridge
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Appledore
Parish
Northam
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 37 of the 56-day target. Torridge usually decides listed building works by day 54.

Day 3719 days to the 56-day target
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.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15178804
Neighbours
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
4 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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