Costa Coffee drive-thru could open at Barnstaple car showroom under new plans
Residents and businesses in Barnstaple have until Thursday, 3 December, to submit their views on the plans, which include a new drive-thru lane and customer parking.
A car showroom in Barnstaple could be transformed into a Costa Coffee drive-thru under plans submitted to North Devon Council.
The proposals would see the existing Taw Garages showroom on Victoria Road undergo a change of use to accommodate the coffee chain, alongside a new drive-thru lane, customer parking and landscaping.
Taw Garages (Holdings) Limited is behind the application, which seeks permission to change the use of the premises to a Costa Coffee unit, falling under use classes E and sui generis.
The plans also include associated infrastructure works to accommodate the proposed development.
The proposal states: “Change of use of existing car showroom to costa coffee unit (class E/sui generis) with drive-thru lane, car parking, landscaping & associated works”
The application was submitted on October 1 and formally validated by North Devon Council on November 5, when the public consultation period began.
Planning officers are expected to determine the application under delegated powers, meaning it is not currently scheduled to go before the council's planning committee.
The proposals remain under consideration, with a target decision date of December 31.
Residents and businesses have until Thursday, December 3, to submit their views on the plans.
The full application can be viewed on North Devon Council's planning portal under reference 82333.
Taw Garages has been contacted for comment.