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North Devon
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any EX and TA postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across North Devon
- 0planning applications this week
- 14planning decisions this week
- 17hygiene scores this month
- 4,033local businesses listed
- 30food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Putsborough Road (South West Water)
8 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Putsborough Road, Georgeham -
Approved: Outline plans at Lee Meadow Dibbons Lane Lee Ilfracombe Devon
Prior notification for erection of one forestry building
Lee Meadow Dibbons Lane Lee Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8LS -
Road closed: Rumsam Road (Electricity Network Company)
7 Oct to 20 Oct. Work on pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Rumsam Road, Barnstaple -
Approved: Shop or office to homes at 97 High Street Ilfracombe Devon
Change of use and conversion of 2nd & 3rd floor offices to 1no. residential maisonette
97 High Street Ilfracombe Devon EX34 9NH
North Devon in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
2,022crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£270kmiddle price, 361 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
34applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
17hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
64roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
What's on
2events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Schools
55schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
91GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
372charities based in North DevonEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory4,033 shops, trades and services across North Devon, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any EX and TA postcode in North Devon, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers North Devon too.