Planning application
Fairlea Residential Home South Lea Northam Bideford Devon EX39 3PP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Alterations to the design of previously approved application references 1/0455/2017/FULM and 1/0456/2017/LBC. (Variation of condition 2, 3, 4, 5 of 1/1183/2019/LBC)
As published by the council, reference 1/0075/2026/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0075/2026/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Northam
- Parish
- Northam
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX39 3PP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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1/0080/2026/FULM Awaiting decision
Fairlea Residential Home South Lea Northam Bideford Devon EX39 3PP
Conversion of former care home into 9 apartments and 5 dwellings, including associated works and partial demolition of extensions - Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 1/0455/2017/FULM (Variation of conditions 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12 of 1/1182/2019/FULM)
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1/0035/2025/NMAT Withdrawn
Fairlea Residential Home South Lea Northam Bideford Devon EX39 3PP
Non-material amendment to planning approval 1/1182/2019/FULM (plans)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Torridge
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torridge granted permission on 29 July 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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