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Specsavers 85 High Street Bideford Devon EX39 2AA

1/1024/2011/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 7 December 2011

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of new fascia signage and projecting sign.

Received
13 October 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bideford North
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated19 Oct
  3. Consult.11 Nov
  4. Target14 Dec
  5. Decided7 Dec

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at Specsavers 85 High Street Bideford Devon EX39 2AA. Torridge has handled 399 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Bideford conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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 2AA
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bideford

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 October 2011
Consultation expiry
16 November 2011
Consultation start
7 December 2011
Consultation end
11 November 2011
Neighbour consultation start
21 October 2011
Neighbour consultation end
11 November 2011
Last date for comments
16 November 2011
Target decision date
14 December 2011
Application expires
10 November 2011
Permission expires
7 December 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Unit 3 Heritage Business Centre Derby Road Belper Derbyshire DE56 1SW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 October 2011
Advertisement expiry
16 November 2011
Site notice start
26 October 2011
Site notice end
15 November 2011

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-01666041
Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    17 Nov

    Replacement of doors with fire doors and installation of fireboarding and contrasting nosings

    RefusedListed building consent1/0884/2025/LBC
  2. 2025
    12 May

    Internal reconfiguration, new ventilation system, new flooring and window repairs and redecorating

    ApprovedListed building consent1/0406/2025/LBC
  3. 2023
    18 Dec

    Repairs and reinstatement works following a fire

    ApprovedFull Application1/1247/2023/FUL
  4. 2023
    18 Dec

    Repairs and reinstatement works following a fire

    ApprovedListed building consent1/1248/2023/LBC
  5. 2023
    13 Dec

    Repairs and reinstatement works following a fire

    WithdrawnListed building consent1/1232/2023/LBC
  6. 2019
    15 Apr

    Painted existing timber fascia with externally illuminated pod logo sign, trough lighting above signage…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent1/0342/2019/ADV

Source: Torridge

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