HSBC Alexandra House 11 The Quay Bideford Devon EX39 2AF

1/0895/2023/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 6 December 2023

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Internal works to first and second floor offices and external signage

Received: 14 September 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Torridge District Council
Ward: Bideford North

ReceivedReceived14 Sep
ValidatedValidated14 Sep
Consult.Consultation14 Oct
TargetTarget Date6 Oct
DecidedDecided6 Dec

Decided in 83 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at HSBC Alexandra House 11 The Quay Bideford Devon EX39 2AF. Torridge has handled 399 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 4 weeks longer than Torridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Bideford conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Bideford North. We hold 1,865 applications in total for the EX39 postcode area.

92% of heritage applications at Torridge 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 2AF
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Bideford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 14 September 2023
Consultation expiry: 30 October 2023
Consultation start: 6 December 2023
Consultation end: 14 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 20 September 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 14 October 2023
Last date for comments: 30 October 2023
Target decision date: 6 October 2023
Permission expires: 6 December 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 10 Cross Street Barnsatple Devon EX31 1BA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 22 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 27 September 2023
Advertisement expiry: 21 October 2023
Site notice start: 6 October 2023
Site notice end: 30 October 2023

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 26
Constraints: 19

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: Bideford
Listed building: Grade II: Midland BankOn this site

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.

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Associated applications

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14 Sep
Internal works to first and second floor offices and external signage
This applicationApprovedListed building consent1/0895/2023/LBC
2023
14 Sep
External Signage
ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside1/0896/2023/ADV

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Torridge

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