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Heddons Gate Hotel, Martinhoe, Parracombe, Barnstaple, EX31 4PZ

62/43/24/007FullApproved

Approved on 9 May 2025

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use of former hotel to form a single principal residence dwelling, demolition and replacement of west wing with a new extension, together with associated landscaping works. Amended description.

Received
30 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Exmoor
  1. Received30 Oct
  2. Validated30 Oct
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target25 Dec
  5. Decided9 May

Decided in 191 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at HEDDONS GATE HOTEL, MARTINHOE, PARRACOMBE, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 4PZ. Exmoor has handled 217 applications of this type. This one was decided in 191 days, 19 weeks longer than Exmoor's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,420 applications in total for the EX31 postcode area.

91% of full 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
EX31 4PZ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Martinhoe

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 October 2024
Consultation expiry
5 December 2024
Consultation end
5 December 2024
Target decision date
25 December 2024
Application expires
5 December 2024
Permission expires
8 May 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

First advertised
14 November 2024
Site notice start
25 November 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13499076
UPRN
10012097963
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National park: Exmoor
  • Ancient woodland: Road WoodPart of the site
  • Heritage coast: 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 (19)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Exmoor

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