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3 Abbotsham Road Bideford Devon EX39 3AF

1/0797/2011/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Change of Use and conversion of dwelling to 3 self-contained flats

Received
15 August 2011
Decided
1 November 2011 · Application Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bideford South
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received15 Aug
  2. Validated6 Sep
  3. Consult.30 Sep
  4. Target1 Nov
  5. Decided1 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Torridge91% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3 Abbotsham Road Bideford Devon EX39 3AF. Torridge has handled 2,880 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 63 days. This one was decided in 78 days, 2 weeks longer than Torridge's median. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Bideford South. We hold 1,843 applications in total for the EX39 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
1/0797/2011/FUL
Address
3 Abbotsham Road Bideford Devon EX39 3AF
Postcode
EX39 3AF
Local Authority
Torridge
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Application Refused
Ward
Bideford South
Parish
Bideford

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Fairings West Lane Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QU United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
15 August 2011
Consultation Expiry
9 October 2011
Target Decision Date
1 November 2011
Date Decided
1 November 2011
Date Validated
6 September 2011
Date Submitted
15 August 2011
Consultation Start
1 November 2011
Consultation End
30 September 2011
Neighbour Consultation Start
9 September 2011
Neighbour Consultation End
30 September 2011
Last Date for Comments
9 October 2011
Application Expires
28 September 2011
Permission Expires
1 November 2014

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Refused
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
15 September 2011
Advertisement Expiry
5 October 2011
Site Notice Start
19 September 2011
Site Notice End
9 October 2011

Appeal

Appeal Status
Appeal Granted
Appeal Result
Appeal Allowed

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-01593914
Comments
0
Documents
20
Constraints
2
Coordinates
51.017174, -4.210618
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 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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