Wayfinding plinth sign at Land at Fair View Car Park Pilton Park, Barnstaple
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by North Devon Planning Committee on 3 Sept 2025.
The site
The sign would stand beside Fair View Car Park, next to steps leading to the raised walkway along the River Yeo.
“The site is next to Fair View Car Park next to the steps onto the raised walkway the follows the River Yeo. The sign would be sited on the pathway edge.”
Officer report
Earlier site history
An earlier application for a mobile catering pitch at Pilton Park was approved in November 2019.
“Reference Number Proposal Decision Decision Date 70547 Provision of mobile catering pitch adj to play area with Protective mesh to be used over grassed area to a maximum size of 8m x 4m at Pilton Park, Pilton Causeway, Barnstaple, Devon…”
Officer report
Officers’ recommendation
Officers recommended approval because the sign would provide information without unacceptable effects on visual amenity, access or highway safety.
“The sign would be visible to the public, without being of a scale and nature that would be of harmful to amenity due to its visual impact. It is considered that the sign (along with the others associated with the wider project) would be a benefit to amenity due to the information the sign would provide and given the comprehensive uniformity of the overall project/signage that will be delivered.”
“In light of the foregoing, approval of the application is recommended as the amenity impacts are not considered to be unacceptable in this instance.”
Officer report
Main planning issues
The main issues were the sign’s effect on amenity and highway safety, including its height, location beside stairs and effect on access.
“It is considered that the main issues in this case are the impact the proposal would have on amenity and highways safety.”
Officer report
The committee’s decision
The committee unanimously approved the application as recommended by the planning officer.
“The Committee considered a report by the Planning Officer (KW) (circulated previously) regarding planning application 80338.”
“RESOLVED (unanimous) that the application be APPROVED as recommended by the Planning Officer (KW).”
Minutes
Conditions of approval
The approval requires the advertisement and structure to be maintained safely, displayed with permission and installed in accordance with the submitted plans.
“No advertisement is to be displayed without the permission of the owner of the site or any other person with an interest in the site entitled to grant permission.”
“The advertisement[s] hereby approved shall be displayed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application:-”
Officer report
Sources
- North Devon Planning Committee minutes, 3 September 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of North Devon's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- North Devon Planning Committee
- Council
- North Devon
- Date
- Wednesday 3 September 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- Unanimous
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
15 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.