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South Hams District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Hams District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,958Searchable applications
82Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 1,479 approved or refused records
279Refused applications
1,200 approved · 279 refused · 135 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Mar 2022 to 16 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningContact planning Contact-PlanningLocal plan Responses to National Planning Policy Framework consultationsPre-application advice Pre-application and planning service feesConservation areas Conservation Areas in the South Hams
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Under Consideration2015/26/HHO
Vertical extension of single storey dwellinghouse to create first floor accommodation
Hunters Oak Bere Alston PL20 7HT
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Approved2869/25/HHO
Householder application for alterations to outbuilding & access
64 Bannawell Street Tavistock PL19 0DP
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decision Made1487/25/TPO
T1: Sycamore - Remove tree due to the size of tree as it has outgrown the space in which it stands, the tree drops a great deal of leaf matter on both properties & blocks out a substantial amount of light throughout the day even in winter when the tree is not in leaf
25 Oaklands Residential Park Glendale Road Okehampton EX20 1LG
Received 19 May 2025 - Approved1796/24/LBC
Listed Building consent for protective nosings to Greystone Bridge
Greystone Bridge Old Greystone Hill Bradstone PL15 9PD
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Approved0207/26/TPO
TPO S251; T1: Beech - reduce extended lateral branch on the South side, at 4m from ground level, by 1-1.5m in line with remaining canopy, crown lift over driveway entrance to achieve 4-5m ground clearance, reduce extended lateral branch at 4.5m on South East side by removing lowest secondary branch, reduce extended growth in upper canopy by 1.5-2m back in line with remaining crown.
Dawn Lodge Down Road Tavistock PL19 9AG
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Approved1996/24/LBC
Listed building consent for localised replacement roof slates & replacement flat roof covering
Mount Kelly, Courtenay House Parkwood Road Tavistock PL19 0HX
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Refused1971/24/FUL
New parking area within front garden incl dismantling of front garden wall, lowering of garden for access & modification of existing bay window retaining wall
82 Station Road Okehampton
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Refused2250/22/FUL
Erection of lambing shed and creation of new access.
Land at SX 461 661 Bere Alston
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Approved2462/25/HHO
Householder application for proposed utility room extension & installation of a new wood burning stove
Willestrew House Lamerton PL19 8PZ
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Approved3286/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 11 (Surface Water Drainage) to planning consent 1463/24/FUL
Taw Valley Creamery North Tawton EX20 2DA
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Approved3421/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Archaeology WSI) to planning consent 1463/24/FUL
Taw Valley Creamery North Tawton EX20 2DA
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Withdrawn0599/24/HHO
Householder application for first floor side extension over the original single storey garage that was later converted into further accommodation.
Coursebeer House Whiddon Down EX20 2QZ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Approved1403/26/HHO
Single storey side extension
15 Hurdwick Road Tavistock PL19 8LW
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved1628/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (Employment & Skills Plan) and 7 (LEMP) of planning consent 2074/23/FUL
Land At Sx 608 563, Plot A, Higher Stockley Mead, Okehampton
Received 21 May 2024 - Within Consultation Period1872/26/LBC
Re-roofing of existing dwelling
35 Bannawell Street Tavistock PL19 0DL
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Refused3721/24/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a new agricultural storage shed measuring 24.4m (L) x 12.2m (B) x 5.3m height to ridge
Glebe Farm Coryton EX20 4PB
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Approved1086/26/FUL
Installation of new timber shopfront with double door entrance & new non-illuminated fascia & hanging signage
53 Brook Street Tavistock PL19 0BJ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Approved3492/25/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Stone Wall) and 4 (Structural Details) of planning consent 2224/25/FUL
2 - 4 Higher Street, Hatherleigh, EX20 3JD
Received 26 Nov 2025 - Approved1509/24/VAR
Application for variation of condition 2 to planning consent 4269/21/ARM
Plot 1 - Letheren's Meadow, Land adjacent to Bouchers Hill, North Tawton, EX20 2DG
Received 8 May 2024 - Approved3525/23/FUL
Proposed siting of polytunnel
Durdon Farm, Northlew, EX20 3PU
Received 19 Oct 2023 - Approved0703/24/HHO
Householder application for partial single storey, partial two storey rear and side extensions & loft conversion with dormer & enlarged driveway
117 Plymouth Road Tavistock PL19 8BY
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn2662/25/FUL
Extension to existing agricultural building for livestock & fodder
Higher Park Iddesleigh EX19 8BS
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Approved3287/24/VAR
Application for variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning consent 1642/23/FUL
21A East Street Okehampton EX20 1AT
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Approved2776/24/TCA
T1, T2, T3: Ash - fell, Ash dieback.
Castle Ham Lodge Okehampton
Received 23 Aug 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Hams District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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