Brian Lethaby - Councillor for North Devon (Combe Martin Ward)

Councillor Brian Lethaby

Independent Combe Martin Ward

Email: brian.lethaby@northdevon.gov.uk

Council: North Devon

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee (Committee Member) Licensing and Community Safety Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Licensing and Community Safety Sub Committee B Crime and Disorder Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Licensing and Community Safety Sub Committee A (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

38 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Planning Committee Committee Member

SITE INSPECTION, Planning Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 10.00 am, NEW

December 10, 2025
Licensing and Community Safety Committee Committee Member

Licensing and Community Safety Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 10.30 am

December 09, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 26, 2025
Crime and Disorder Sub-Committee Committee Member

Crime and Disorder Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 10.00 am, NEW

November 26, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

207 decisions · Page 4 of 42

80389: Blue Bay Upper Claypark, Mortehoe, Woolacombe, Devon, EX34 7EA

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to refuse application 80389 for the erection of a self-build dwelling with associated parking and landscaping at Blue Bay, Upper Claypark, Mortehoe, Woolacombe, Devon, EX34 7EA, due to its incongruous design, scale, appearance, and limited plot size, which would negatively impact the Conservation Area and the National Landscape.

Recommendations Approved

80754: 38 Oxford Grove, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 9HG

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...the committee approved the conversion of 6 residential studio apartments into 3 self-contained residential flats, including the installation of solar panels on the roof at 38 Oxford Grove, Ilfracombe.

Recommendations Approved

80710: Car Park, Adelaide Terrace, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 9JR

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to approve recommendations for engineering works to regrade an embankment in a car park on Adelaide Terrace in Ilfracombe, Devon, including the removal of 18 parking bays and the implementation of a biodiversity net gain plan.

Recommendations Approved

79478: Barn Owl and Tawny Owl, Eastleigh Barton, Eastleigh, Bideford, Devon, EX39 4PA

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to approve the recommendations to refuse full planning permission for the change of use from holiday let to full residential use at Barn Owl and Tawny Owl, Eastleigh Barton, due to a failure to provide compelling evidence that the holiday occupancy restriction is no longer justified, the site's remote location from essential services and lack of sustainable travel options, and the lack of private outdoor amenity space for Barn Owl Cottage.

Recommendations Approved

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 1st October 2025

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 1st October 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 38

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 207