The local plans, investments and decisions worth following.
4 selected records checked against official sources. A plan is not a completed project; each record shows the stage its source establishes.
First homes in Barnstaple; wider district programme
Council homes and housing-management partnership
The council has acquired social-rent homes with management and repairs support from North Devon Homes.
First Barnstaple homes available September 2026 · evidence dated 2026-09-30
Responsible body: North Devon Council and North Devon Homes
What the source says: The initial Barnstaple homes are distinct from future Ilfracombe conversions. Partnership registration is not a count of homes delivered.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Council returns to social housing provision →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Make the new council housing partnership work for tenants →
Make room for homes people can afford →
Target support where disadvantages overlap →
How to track delivery →Ilfracombe High Street and 36–38 Oxford Grove
Ilfracombe Healthy Homes
Vacant town-centre buildings are being converted into affordable homes, retaining commercial space at the former post office.
Works started October 2026 · evidence dated 2026-10-09
Responsible body: North Devon Council
What the source says: The fourteen homes are planned output, not completed homes. Better health is an aim, not an observed result.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Ilfracombe Healthy Homes work begins →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Replace poor housing with homes people can afford →
Make room for homes people can afford →
Connect local skills to local opportunities →
Target support where disadvantages overlap →
How to track delivery →Slade, Ilfracombe
Slade community woodland
The council has approval to buy land for a future community woodland.
Purchase authorised September 2026; acquisition and planting not confirmed · evidence dated 2026-09-14
Responsible body: North Devon Council
What the source says: Approval permits the next acquisition step. It does not establish ownership or public access.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Slade woodland purchase approval →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Shape Slade’s woodland with its neighbours →
Target support where disadvantages overlap →
How to track delivery →Barnstaple Central car park, Queen Street and Malletts Lane
Barnstaple Central car-park improvements
The final phase renews surfacing and parking provision alongside the Market Quarter redevelopment.
April 2026 works announced; completion unverified · evidence dated 2026-03-31
Responsible body: North Devon Council
What the source says: The announced eleven-week programme is a forecast. It is separate from occupation of Boutport Studios.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Final phase of Barnstaple Central works →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Keep Barnstaple’s town centre reachable through works →
Connect local skills to local opportunities →
How to track delivery →