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Bideford College Abbotsham Road Bideford EX39 2AR EX39 3AR

1/1066/2007/CPOCounty Matter Applications (self)Permitted

Proposal

Construction of replacement school

Received
4 September 2007
Decided
27 September 2007 · No Objections on Consultations
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Bideford North
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated7 Sep
  3. Consult.4 Oct
  4. Target5 Oct
  5. Decided27 Sep

Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Torridge89% of other applications approved

This is a planning application at Bideford College Abbotsham Road Bideford EX39 2AR EX39 3AR. Torridge has handled 307 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 34 days. This one was decided in 23 days, 11 days quicker than Torridge's median. The site is in the Bideford conservation area, with 20 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
1/1066/2007/CPO
Address
Bideford College Abbotsham Road Bideford EX39 2AR EX39 3AR
Postcode
EX39 2AR
Local Authority
Torridge
Application Type
County Matter Applications (self)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
No Objections
Ward
Bideford North
Parish
Bideford

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
For Director Of Environment, Economy & Culture County Hall Topsham Road Exeter Devon EX2 4QW

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
4 September 2007
Consultation Expiry
4 October 2007
Target Decision Date
5 October 2007
Date Decided
27 September 2007
Date Validated
7 September 2007
Date Submitted
4 September 2007
Consultation Start
13 September 2007
Consultation End
4 October 2007
Application Expires
4 October 2007
Committee Meeting
27 September 2007
Decision Issued
27 October 2007

Planning Decision

Decision
No Objections on Consultations
Decided By
Committee Decision
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.018078, -4.207763
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torridge

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bideford
  • Listed building: Grade II: 65, High StreetOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • 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.

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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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