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The Blue Ball Inn, Countisbury, Lynton, EX35 6NE

62/11/25/006LBListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 2 June 2026

Council decision: Approved with Conditions2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Listed building consent for the proposed installation of new signage and 5no. lanterns

Received
3 June 2025
Council
Exmoor
Agent
Sign Specialists Ltd
  1. Received3 Jun
  2. Validated18 Jul
  3. Consult.11 Aug
  4. Target12 Sep
  5. Decided2 Jun

Decided in 319 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at THE BLUE BALL INN, COUNTISBURY, LYNTON, EX35 6NE. Exmoor has handled 119 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.

96% of heritage 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
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Brendon and Countisbury

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 July 2025
Consultation expiry
21 August 2025
Consultation start
21 July 2025
Consultation end
11 August 2025
Target decision date
12 September 2025
Application expires
12 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Sign Specialists Ltd

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

First advertised
31 July 2025
Advertisement expiry
21 August 2025
Site notice start
5 August 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14068701
UPRN
10012095765
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

  1. 2025
    3 Jun

    Advertisement consent for the proposed installation of new signage.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside62/11/25/005
  2. 2025
    3 Jun

    Listed building consent for the proposed installation of new signage and 5no. lanterns

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent62/11/25/006LB

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    30 Oct

    Lawful development certificate for an existing commencement of the development of the extension to provide…

    ApprovedListed building consent62/11/25/013
  2. 2025
    8 Aug

    Listed building consent for the proposed installation of a replacement septic tank. Retrospective.

    ApprovedListed building consent62/11/25/010LB
  3. 2025
    8 Aug

    Proposed installation of a replacement septic tank. Retrospective.

    ApprovedFull62/11/25/009
  4. 2023
    12 Dec

    Listed Building Consent for the proposed installation of defibrillator to East Elevation.

    ApprovedListed building consent62/11/23/013LB
  5. 2022
    21 Sep

    Listed building consent for proposed extension to provide staff accommodation, together with, the creation of…

    ApprovedListed building consent62/11/22/021LB
  6. 2022
    21 Sep

    Proposed extension to provide staff accommodation, together with, the creation of window and door to the west…

    ApprovedFull62/11/22/020

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