Planning office contact details
- area teams
- area team map (pdf 191kb)

- parish/area team list (pdf 18kb)

- enforcement team
- landscape and countryside
- area community offices
- useful telephone numbers
The planning office address is:
Civic Centre
Barnstaple
North Devon
EX31 1EA
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Telephone: 01271 388288
Fax: 01271 388293
Email planning@northdevon.gov.uk
Please note that a duty officer will be available for general enquiries Monday to Friday between 9.30 am and 12.00 Noon, and between 2.00 pm and 4.00 pm. Appointment based 'planning surgeries' are held at our main office in Barnstaple and community offices in Ilfracombe and South Molton. Please contact the relevant office to arrange an appointment.
Civic Centre
Barnstaple
North Devon
EX31 1EA
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Telephone: 01271 388288
Fax: 01271 388293
Email planning@northdevon.gov.uk
Please note that a duty officer will be available for general enquiries Monday to Friday between 9.30 am and 12.00 Noon, and between 2.00 pm and 4.00 pm. Appointment based 'planning surgeries' are held at our main office in Barnstaple and community offices in Ilfracombe and South Molton. Please contact the relevant office to arrange an appointment.
Some useful telephone numbers
- appeals against decisions: 01271 388296
- applications: 01271 388288
- heritage and conservation: contact the appropriate area team in the first instance
- fees: 01271 388291
Area team map
Our area team map (pdf 191kb)
identifies area team boundaries and parishes within each area.
Parish/area team list
Our parish list (pdf 18kb)
identifies the appropriate area team. For specific applications please contact the case officer as indicated on correspondence. For non specific and general enquiries, contact an officer as listed for the area covering your parish.
Our area team map (pdf 191kb)
Parish/area team list
Our parish list (pdf 18kb)
Barnstaple, Instow and Fremington area
For specific applications please contact the case officer as indicated on correspondence.
For specific applications please contact the case officer as indicated on correspondence.
| Name | Job Title | Telephone number |
| Debbie Floyd | Planning Officer | 01271 388416 |
| Roger Bagley | Planning Officer | 01271 388393 |
| Matt Brown | Senior Planning Officer | 01271 388292 |
| Sarah-Jane MacKenzie-Shapland | Senior Planning Officer | 01271 388785 |
| Keith Bines | Lead Planning Officer | 01271 388286 |
Ilfracombe and northern rural area
For specific applications please contact the case officer as indicated on correspondence.
For specific applications please contact the case officer as indicated on correspondence.
| Name | Job Title | Telephone number |
| Sam Piper | Planning Officer | 01271 388411 |
| David Heard | Planning Officer | 01271 388329 |
| Tracey Blackmore | Senior Planning Officer | 01271 388287 |
| Sarah-Jane MacKenzie-Shapland | Senior Planning Officer | 01271 388785 |
| Mary Pool | Senior Planning Officer | 01271 388285 |
| Bob Pedlar | Lead Planning Officer | 01271 388438 |
South Molton area
For specific applications please contact the case officer as indicated on correspondence.
For specific applications please contact the case officer as indicated on correspondence.
| Name | Job Title | Telephone number |
| Judith Hayes | Planning Officer | 01271 388416 |
| Debbie Floyd | Planning Officer | 01271 388292 |
| Tracey Blackmore | Senior Planning Officer | 01271 388287 |
| Don Smith | Senior Planning Officer | 01271 388437 |
| Jean Watkins | Lead Planning Officer | 01271 388224 |
Enforcement team
Our area team map (pdf 191kb)
identifies area team boundaries and parishes within each area.
Our parish list (pdf 18kb)
identifies the appropriate area team for a specific parish.
Our area team map (pdf 191kb)
Our parish list (pdf 18kb)
| Area | Name | Job Title | Telephone Number |
| Barnstaple, Instow and Fremington Area | Sheila O'Brien | Enforcement Officer | 01271 388289 |
| Ilfracombe and Northern Rural Area | Shaun Harrington | Enforcement Officer | 01271 388879 |
| South Molton Area | Daniel Rance | Enforcement Officer | 01271 388348 |
Landscape and countryside
Dealing with applications and notifications of intent to carry out works to protected trees and hedges, and advice on landscaping, tree protection and biodiversity in association with new development.
Dealing with applications and notifications of intent to carry out works to protected trees and hedges, and advice on landscaping, tree protection and biodiversity in association with new development.
| Name | Job Title | Telephone Number |
| Andrew Jones | Landscape and Countryside Officer | 01271 388290 |
Area community offices
Appointment based 'planning surgeries' are held at the Ilfracombe centre and the South Molton community office. Please contact them to arrange an appointment.
Appointment based 'planning surgeries' are held at the Ilfracombe centre and the South Molton community office. Please contact them to arrange an appointment.

