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Former Wilderbrook Nursing Home Torrs Park Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8AZ

81416Full ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Creation of 1no. flat by conversion of, and extension to redundant kitchen area together with provision of 7no. on-site parking spaces

Received
9 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
ILFRACOMBE EAST
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.29 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Former Wilderbrook Nursing Home Torrs Park Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8AZ. North Devon has handled 2,161 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Ilfracombe conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across ILFRACOMBE EAST. 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 8AZ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
ILFRACOMBE

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2026
Consultation expiry
29 April 2026
Consultation start
30 March 2026
Consultation end
29 April 2026
Application expires
22 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
17 Park Way Ilfracombe EX34 8ER

Planning decision

Decision
Pending
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
29 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Ilfracombe
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Ilfracombe
  • 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, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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