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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1,200 approved · 279 refused · 135 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decision Made2101/26/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Materials), 6 (Ecology Measures), 7 (HMMP) and Informative 3 (BNG) of planning consent 2943/25/FUL
Wheatley Cottage, Lewdown, EX20 4QW
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Approved3415/25/HHO
Householder application for proposed 1 & 2 storey extension
Highfield Bondleigh EX20 2AQ
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decision Made3569/24/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for excavations to construct a covered slurry lagoon.
Land adjacent to Langford Farm Tavistock PL19 8QQ
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Under Consideration2120/26/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of the siting and occupation of a park home type dwellinghouse
East Barton Farm Exbourne EX20 3QU
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decision Made3767/24/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising 13 x new 9m medium wooden poles
Near Paize Farm, Lane to Paize Farm, Sampford Courtenay, EX20 2TJ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision Made0368/25/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising installation of 1No. Communication Node together with ancillary development thereto
Communication Station Folly Gate EX20 3AE
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Approved0523/24/FUL
Application for change of use of amenity land into domestic garden with repositioned boundary wall and the creation of hard standing area for parking with associated works (retrospective)
3 Maple Close Tavistock PL19 9LL
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Approved0352/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Badger Report) of planning consent 1116/23/VAR
Land south of North Tawton Primary Substation, North Tawton, EX20 2DA
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Approved1006/24/POD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Office Building (Commercial, Business & Service (Class E)) to dwellinghouse (Class C3)
Land At Sx 579 996 Jacobstowe
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Approved3625/24/VAR
Application for variation of Condition 5 (Schedule of Works) of planning consent 2021/24/LBC
Lewtrenchard Manor Lewdown EX20 4PN
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Approved0095/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Electric Vehicle Charging Point ) of planning consent 1566/22/FUL (APP/Q1153/W/23/3314365)
Old Orchard House, Yelverton, PL20 6ET
Received 4 Jan 2024 - Within Consultation Period2121/26/VAR
Removal of condition 2 (parking spaces) of 3529/25/VAR (retrospective)
Annexe Round House Old Launceston Road Tavistock PL19 8NA
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Approved3886/24/FUL
Provision of a general purpose agricultural building
Land At Sx 703 966, Spreyton
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn2904/25/TCA
T1: Leylandii - section fell to ground level, causing excessive shading and encroaching on house.
30 Market Street Hatherleigh EX20 3JP
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn0801/25/HHO
Householder application for loft conversion to include dormer to rear
Spyeoke View 67A Exeter Road Okehampton EX20 1QF
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Approved1070/24/FUL
Placement of a modular building to provide one addtional classroom
Lifton Primary School North Road Lifton PL16 0EH
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Approved3690/25/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 16 (LEMP) of planning consent 0321/20/OPA (APP/Q1153/W/21/3273815)
Land At Sx 571 979, Folly Gate
Received 17 Dec 2025 - Refused0074/24/CLE
Certificate for Lawfulness for Existing annexe being used as an independent dwelling
The Shippen Orestocks Tavistock PL19 8JN
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Approved1433/26/PHH
Rear single storey extension
Kenmore 28 Priory Close Tavistock PL19 9DJ
Received 22 May 2026 - Approved0386/26/TCA
T1432: Sycamore - height reduction by approximately 5m to reduce wind and gravitational loading stresses.
Street Record St Johns Tavistock PL19 9RF
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Approved0728/24/TCA
T1: Beech - fell.
Car Park Simmons Park Okehampton EX20 1EP
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Refused1074/26/HHO
Householder application for a raised single storey extension over existing platform.
20 Trescote Way Bridestowe EX20 4QB
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Approved3334/24/LBC
Listed Building Consent for two doors out to the garden to be replaced
Corstone Farm Broadwoodkelly EX19 8EF
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decision Made3634/25/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising ten medium wooden poles at 8 metres high
Lane to Swallowcott farm, Lewdown, EX20 4FD
Received 8 Dec 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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