Latitude 48 96 High Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1HR
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of first and second floors from established bar/restaurant E restaurant associated use and storage to 4 single occupancy studios Class C3
- Received
- 12 August 2026
- Council
- North Devon District Council
- Ward
- BARNSTAPLE CENTRAL
- ReceivedSubmitted12 Aug
- ValidatedValidated12 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a change of use at Latitude 48 96 High Street Barnstaple Devon EX31 1HR. North Devon has handled 4,078 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 12 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Barnstaple - Town Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across BARNSTAPLE CENTRAL. We hold 1,377 applications in total for the EX31 postcode area.
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Source: North Devon
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Barnstaple - Town Centre
- Brownfield land register: 22-23 High Street, Barnstaple EX31 1BGRegister site at or near this address
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Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.
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The site is in flood zone 2 (Environment Agency).
- 35.5 miExeterRICS Regulated
- 48.0 miCardiffRTPI
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