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Lower Court, Hiscott, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3JS

50374Certificate of lawful developmentPermitted
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR THE EXISTING USE OF BUILDING AS A DWELLING

Received
19 May 2010
Decided
8 September 2010 · APPROVE CERT. LAWFUL DEVELOP
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
LANDKEY, SWIMBRIDGE & TAW
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received19 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.18 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Sep

Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in North Devon97% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at LOWER COURT, HISCOTT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3JS. North Devon has handled 254 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 112 days, 9 weeks longer than North Devon's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,377 applications in total for the EX31 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
50374
Address
LOWER COURT, HISCOTT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3JS
Postcode
EX31 3JS
Local Authority
North Devon
Application Type
Certificate of lawful development
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
LANDKEY, SWIMBRIDGE & TAW
Parish
TAWSTOCK
District
BAC

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
LOWER COURT BARN BURROWS ROAD HISCOTT BARNSTAPLE DEVON EX31 3JS
Agent Address
ASHFORDS SOLICITORS, ASHFORDS HOUSE, GRENADIER ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3LH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
19 May 2010
Consultation Expiry
18 June 2010
Date Decided
8 September 2010
Date Validated
19 May 2010
Date Submitted
19 May 2010
Consultation Start
28 May 2010
Consultation End
18 June 2010
Application Expires
14 July 2010

Planning Decision

Decision
APPROVE CERT. LAWFUL DEVELOP
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
28 May 2010

Appeal

Appeal Result
No

Additional Information

Documents
2
Coordinates
51.016420, -4.072989
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: North Devon

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Associated applications

  1. 2010
    19 May

    APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR THE EXISTING USE OF BUILDING AS A DWELLING

    This applicationApprovedAmendment50374
  2. 2010
    19 May

    NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE A PLANNING OBLIGATION UNDER SECTION 106A OF THE T & C P ACT 1990 AS THE…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside50378

Planning constraints

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.

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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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