The Square Swimbridge Devon Data via plota.co.uk
81829 - Full Application
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Received
27 May 2026
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Validated
27 Jul 2026
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Withdrawn
21 Sept 2026
Withdrawn on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 22 Sept 2026
Site constraints 7
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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.
Swimbridge 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.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Tannery House, Grade II, about 59 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 6 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 7 with distances
- 59 mTannery HouseGrade II
- 73 mLychgate Approximately 50 Metres South West of St James ChurchGrade II
- 83 mBaptist ChapelGrade II
- 93 mSwimbridge War MemorialGrade II
- 113 mChurch of St JamesGrade I
- 121 m2, 3 and 4, Church LaneGrade II
- 146 mThe Old School RoomGrade II
Also on the record
Flood defence about 24 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Inside the Swimbridge built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
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
- Council
- North Devon
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- EX32 0PF
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- LANDKEY
- Parish
- SWIMBRIDGE
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Withdrawn
- Decision date
- 21 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Kathryn Wadsworth
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 29 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
2025
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1 Rose Lawn Barnstaple Hill Swimbridge EX32 0PG
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1 Rose Lawn Barnstaple Hill Swimbridge EX32 0PG
Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of removal of tree as pa…
2024
Approved
Copper Beech Hannaford Lane Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0PL
Notification of works to trees in a conservatio area: T1 Willow - fell to ground level T2…
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Approved
Copper Beech Hannaford Lane Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0PL
Notification of works to trees in a conservatio area: T1 Willow - fell to ground level T2…
2023
Approved
Mill House Hannaford Lane Swimbridge Barnstaple EX32 0PL
Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of Crown Lifting of 1 Mo…
2023
Approved
Mill House Hannaford Lane Swimbridge Barnstaple EX32 0PL
Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of Crown Lifting of 1 Mo…
2023
Approved
1 Rose Lawn Barnstaple Hill Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0PG
Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of removal of x1 Holly…
2023
Approved
1 Rose Lawn Barnstaple Hill Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0PG
Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of removal of x1 Holly…
2022
Withdrawn
4 and 6 Liverton Drive (formerly known as Swimbridge Glebe) Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0FE
Notice of an application to modify planning obligation 45152 under regulation 3 of the T…
2022
Approved
Land to the rear of 14 Liverton Drive Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0FE
Application for consent for works to trees covered by a tree preservation order in respec…
2018
Approved
BARNS CLOSE, HANNAFORD LANE, , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0PL
NOTIFICATION OF WORKS TO TREES IN A CONSERVATION AREA IN RESPECT OF REMOVAL OF FIR TREES
2018
Approved
BARNS CLOSE, HANNAFORD LANE, , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0PL
NOTIFICATION OF WORKS TO TREES IN A CONSERVATION AREA IN RESPECT OF REMOVAL OF FIR TREES
2018
Approved
THORNE COTTAGE, THE SQUARE, , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0PF
CONVERSION OF SHOP & POST OFFICE TO FORM ADDITIONAL LIVING ACCOMMODATION (AMENDED DESCRIP…
2018
Approved
THORNE COTTAGE, THE SQUARE, , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0PF
CONVERSION OF SHOP & POST OFFICE TO FORM ADDITIONAL LIVING ACCOMMODATION (AMENDED DESCRIP…
2017
Approved
PIXIE DELL COTTAGE, HANNAFORD LANE, , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0PL
NOTIFICATION OF WORKS TO TREES IN A CONSERVATION AREA IN RESPECT OF SELECTIVE CROWN REDUC…
2017
Approved
PIXIE DELL COTTAGE, HANNAFORD LANE, , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0PL
NOTIFICATION OF WORKS TO TREES IN A CONSERVATION AREA IN RESPECT OF SELECTIVE CROWN REDUC…
2016
Approved
TANNERY HOUSE, HANNAFORD LANE, , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0PL
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE RENDER FROM REAR ELEVATION TO EXPOSE STONE…
North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
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.
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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
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