Planning application
Carisbrooke House Kingsley School Northdown Road Bideford Devon EX39 3LY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of boarding house (Use Class C2) to educational accommodation (Use Class F1) and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 1/0320/2026/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0320/2026/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bideford North
- Parish
- Bideford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX39 3LY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Torridge
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Torridge granted permission on 30 June 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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