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1 West Living Barn Westleigh Bideford Devon EX39 4NL

82411Trees in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of removal of 1x hornbeam tree (T1), selective reduction of 1x macrocarpa tree (T2) and crown lift of beech tree group (T3)

Received
26 October 2026
Ward
INSTOW
  1. Received26 Oct
  2. Validated29 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at 1 West Living Barn Westleigh Bideford Devon EX39 4NL. North Devon has handled 11 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Westleigh conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across INSTOW. We hold 1,865 applications in total for the EX39 postcode area.

95% of all 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
EX39 4NL
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Parish
WESTLEIGH

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr A. Van Koutrik

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: Westleigh
  • Listed building: Grade II: Downmans FarmhouseOn or next to this site
  • 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, 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.

Source: North Devon

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