Planning application
Unit 3 Riverview Commercial Centre Riverside Road Pottington Business Park Barnstaple Devon EX31 1QN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use for existing industrial unit to escape room business
As published by the council, reference 81553
Application record
- Reference
- 81553
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- BARNSTAPLE WITH PILTON
- Parish
- BARNSTAPLE
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EX31 1QN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
10 Mar 2026
Received by North Devon
-
20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
14 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
-
26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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North Devon granted permission on 14 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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