The Blue Ball Inn, Countisbury, Lynton, EX35 6NE
Approved on 2 June 2026
Council decision: Approved with Conditions7 conditions
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Proposal
Advertisement consent for the proposed installation of new signage.
- Received
- 3 June 2025
- Council
- Exmoor
- Agent
- Sign Specialists Ltd
- ReceivedReceived3 Jun
- ValidatedValidated6 Jun
- Consult.Consultation25 Jul
- TargetTarget Date1 Aug
- DecidedDecided2 Jun
Decided in 361 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at THE BLUE BALL INN, COUNTISBURY, LYNTON, EX35 6NE. Exmoor has handled 8 applications of this type. This one was decided in 364 days, 44 weeks longer than Exmoor's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 380 applications in total for the EX35 postcode area.
93% of all applications at Exmoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EX35 6NE
- Application type
- Advertisement
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Brendon and Countisbury
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 25 July 2025
- Consultation start
- 4 July 2025
- Consultation end
- 25 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 1 August 2025
- Application expires
- 8 August 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Sign Specialists Ltd
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 63 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 19 June 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 10 July 2025
- Site notice start
- 23 June 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14068468
- UPRN
- 10012095765
- Documents
- 18
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National park: Exmoor
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Associated applications
- 20253 Jun
Advertisement consent for the proposed installation of new signage.
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ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside62/11/25/006LB
Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
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Listed Building Consent for the proposed installation of defibrillator to East Elevation.
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Listed building consent for proposed extension to provide staff accommodation, together with, the creation of…
ApprovedListed building consent62/11/22/021LB - 202221 Sep
Proposed extension to provide staff accommodation, together with, the creation of window and door to the west…
ApprovedFull62/11/22/020 - 202220 Sep
Proposed erection of 4no. linked cabins for use as holiday lets.
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Source: Exmoor
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