Barn at Higher Lincombe Farm Lincombe Lee Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8LL

76794Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 18 April 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Demolition of barn & erection of one highly sustainable dwelling and associated works (resubmission of application 75867)

Received: 2 March 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: North Devon District Council
Ward: ILFRACOMBE WEST

ReceivedReceived2 Mar
ValidatedValidated2 Mar
Consult.Consultation14 Apr
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided18 Apr

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Barn at Higher Lincombe Farm Lincombe Lee Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8LL. North Devon has handled 2,161 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than North Devon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across ILFRACOMBE WEST. We hold 583 applications in total for the EX34 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: EX34 8LL
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: ILFRACOMBE

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 March 2023
Consultation expiry: 14 April 2023
Consultation start: 6 March 2023
Consultation end: 14 April 2023
Application expires: 27 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 1 Enterprise Road Roundswell Barnstaple EX31 3YB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 29 March 2023

Additional information

Documents: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

National Landscape (AONB): North Devon
Heritage coast: North Devon
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 (20)

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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, 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.

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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.

Source: North Devon

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