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West Buckland School, West Buckland, Barnstaple, Ex320Sx

45944Full applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 25 March 2008

Council decision: FULL PLANNING APPROVALDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

DEMOLITION OF 4 BUILDINGS & ERECTION OF ARTS BUILDING, THEATRE, DRAMA STUDIO & SUBTERRANEAN LIBRARY

Received
14 January 2008
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
NORTH MOLTON
  1. Received14 Jan
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.21 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at WEST BUCKLAND SCHOOL, , WEST BUCKLAND, BARNSTAPLE, EX320SX. North Devon has handled 2,161 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than North Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across NORTH MOLTON. We hold 453 applications in total for the EX32 postcode area.

96% of full applications at North Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
EX32 0SX
Application type
Full application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
EAST & WEST BUCKLAND
District
SMAC

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2008
Consultation expiry
21 February 2008
Consultation start
23 January 2008
Consultation end
21 February 2008
Application expires
14 April 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent address
UNIT 2A, THE COURTYARD, 44 GLOUCESTER AVENUE, LONDON, NW18JD

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 January 2008
Advertisement expiry
21 February 2008
Site notice start
30 January 2008

Appeal

Appeal result
No

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

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 parks, 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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

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

Source: North Devon

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