Preston Lodge Kentisbury Barnstaple Devon EX31 4NH

80643Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 15 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Demolition of two storey dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling

Received: 6 August 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: North Devon District Council
Ward: BRATTON FLEMING

ReceivedReceived6 Aug
ValidatedValidated6 Aug
Consult.Consultation14 Oct
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided15 Oct

Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Preston Lodge Kentisbury Barnstaple Devon EX31 4NH. North Devon has handled 2,161 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than North Devon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across BRATTON FLEMING. We hold 1,420 applications in total for the EX31 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: EX31 4NH
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: KENTISBURY

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 August 2025
Consultation expiry: 14 October 2025
Consultation start: 25 September 2025
Consultation end: 14 October 2025
Application expires: 20 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: The Studio Whitegates Arlington Barnstaple EX31 4LW

Planning decision

Statutory period: 75 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 28 August 2025

Additional information

Documents: 15

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.

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 2026-11-03. 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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