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West Buckland School, West Buckland, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 0SX

54037Full applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 25 June 2012

Council decision: FULL PLANNING APPROVALDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF 284 SOLAR PANELS

Received
11 May 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
NORTH MOLTON
  1. Received11 May
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.21 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Jun

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at WEST BUCKLAND SCHOOL, , WEST BUCKLAND, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0SX. North Devon has handled 2,161 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than North Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 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).

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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2012
Consultation expiry
21 June 2012
Consultation start
21 May 2012
Consultation end
21 June 2012
Application expires
6 July 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent address
WEST BUCKLAND SCHOOL, , WEST BUCKLAND, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 0SX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 May 2012
Advertisement expiry
21 June 2012
Site notice start
22 May 2012

Appeal

Appeal result
No

Additional information

Documents
18

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.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    30 Jan

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for commencement of works relating to Listed Building…

    WithdrawnListed building consent79831
  2. 2022
    23 Nov

    Installation of ground mount solar PV array in unused school field (Amended Plans)

    ApprovedFull Application76294
  3. 2022
    4 Mar

    Retrospective application for the Installation of a containerised biomass boiler system

    ApprovedFull Application74942
  4. 2021
    22 Nov

    Listed building consent for re-roofing of the main buildings including repair and replacement of dormer…

    ApprovedListed building consent74404
  5. 2021
    22 Jul

    Installation of a biomass boiler system

    ApprovedFull Application73798
  6. 2021
    12 Jul

    Application for a lawful development certificate for existing erection and use of building to house a…

    ApprovedCertificate of Lawful Development73752

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