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2nd Floor Tower House 26 The Strand Bideford Devon EX39 2ND

1/0122/2008/COUChange of UsePermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Change of use from B1 office use to D1. Proposal to use building for non residential educational purposes and as counselling rooms

Received
1 February 2008
Decided
28 March 2008 · Application Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Bideford North
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received1 Feb
  2. Validated1 Feb
  3. Consult.3 Mar
  4. Target23 Feb
  5. Decided28 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Torridge85% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 2nd Floor Tower House 26 The Strand Bideford Devon EX39 2ND. Torridge has handled 190 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 61 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 5 days quicker than Torridge's median. The site is in the Bideford conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Bideford North. We hold 1,843 applications in total for the EX39 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
1/0122/2008/COU
Address
2nd Floor Tower House 26 The Strand Bideford Devon EX39 2ND
Postcode
EX39 2ND
Local Authority
Torridge
Application Type
Change of Use
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Permitted
Ward
Bideford North
Parish
Bideford

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Northdown House Northdown Road Bideford EX39 3LT

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
1 February 2008
Consultation Expiry
5 March 2008
Target Decision Date
23 February 2008
Date Decided
28 March 2008
Date Validated
1 February 2008
Date Submitted
1 February 2008
Consultation Start
28 March 2008
Consultation End
3 March 2008
Last Date for Comments
5 March 2008
Permission Expires
28 March 2013

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
22 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
14 February 2008
Advertisement Expiry
5 March 2008

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
1
Documents
15
Constraints
3
Coordinates
51.020695, -4.208903
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torridge

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Bideford
  • Listed building: Grade II: Tower HouseOn this site

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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.

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