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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1,200 approved · 279 refused · 135 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Refused0503/26/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed new agricultural road 115m (L) x 4m (W)
Lower Tor Farm Whitchurch PL19 9EQ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Approved3298/24/HHO
Householder application for installation of Air Source Heat Pump
21 Mill Hill Cottages Mill Hill PL19 8NW
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decision Made0761/25/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed steel frame agricultural building covering cow collecting yard measuring 29.57m (L) x 14.2m (B) x 4.88m height to ridge
Greendown Farm Northlew EX20 3NF
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decision Made1860/25/COM
Notice of intent to install fixed line broadband apparatus, subtended headend sidepod onto existing BT cabinet (Hatherleigh PCP 1)
Opp Mill Meadow Bridge Street Hatherleigh EX20 3JA
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Approved3215/25/TCA
T1: Red Oak - has not come into bud and shown signs of decline/stress through losing its bark, remove and replant.
119 New Cemetery Plymouth Road Tavistock PL19 8BY
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Refused0163/25/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed partial removal of front boundary wall & construction of permeable hardstanding
42 Station Road Okehampton EX20 1EA
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Approved0029/25/OPA
Application for outline planning permission for detached dwelling house and access with all other matters reserved
Development Site At Ss 544 046 Red Lane Hatherleigh
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Approved0043/26/FUL
Retrospective Change of use of existing first floor Class C3 (flat) to Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) and ground floor Class Sui Generis to Class E (Commercial, Business and Service)
4 Church Court St James Street Okehampton EX20 1DJ
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Approved0795/24/FUL
Installation of a temporary Portakabin building to be used as additional office & meeting space for a period of 3 years
Taw Valley Creamery North Tawton EX20 2DA
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Approved0030/25/PHH
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed single storey rear extension 3.95m high x 2.25m to eaves
Woodhouse Spreyton EX17 5AF
Received 3 Jan 2025 - Withdrawn3216/25/FUL
Retrospective Change of use of existing Class C3 (flat) to Class E (Commercial, Business and Service)
4 Church Court St James Street Okehampton EX20 1DJ
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Approved1265/25/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning consent 2772/23/HHO (APP/Q1153/D/24/3341811)
Willow Tree Farm, Sampford Courtenay, EX20 2SW
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Approved0053/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 10 (Construction Phase Method Statement) and 11 (In-Stream Structures) of planning consent 3309/23/FUL
Land At Gatherley Wood, Lifton
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision Made0584/24/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed new agricultural track (length 750 metres x width 3.5 metres)
Wooladon Farm Liftondown PL16 0DD
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Approved0729/25/HHO
Householder application for side extension to property replacing existing garage
1 Crapstone Terrace Crapstone PL20 7PD
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Approved1176/24/TPO
G1: Oak, Ash and Beech - Crown lift trees identified within the supporting plans upto 4.5m from ground level to the lowest branches within the marked field parcel
Courtenay Cottage Plymouth Road Tavistock PL19 9DS
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Approved3297/25/TCA
G1: x5 Sycamore - remove all branches on western side back to main trunk, fell one stem that leans out the most, trees hang low over shared car parking area and are entangled in multiple BT wires, stem to be removed identified in photographs.
29 New Road Okehampton EX20 1JE
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Under Consideration1524/26/FUL
Refurbishment and retrofit of existing almshouses and construction of 8 new almshouses to the rear in addition to associated landscaping and access.
Land at 21-26 Ford Street Ford Street Tavistock
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Approved1409/24/OPA
Outline planning application with all matters reserved for construction of new dwelling within self-build estate
6 Letherens Meadow North Tawton EX20 2FQ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Approved0177/24/COM
Notice of intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus comprising of 1x wooden pole 8.2m above ground.
Land at SX 650 101, North Tawton
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Approved1739/26/CLP
Erection of summerhouse in back garden
11 Willsworthy Drive Tavistock PL19 0FP
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Refused4165/23/FUL
Installation of platforms, masts and suspended track to accommodate a safety rail attraction; heritage visitor interpretation provision; open space, landscaping and additional parking.
Tavistock Woodlands, Gulworthy
Received 18 Dec 2023 - Under Consideration1176/26/LBC
Listed building consent for essential works associated with proposed change of use from commercial, business and services use to holiday let
Bedford Chambers Bedford Square Tavistock PL19 0AD
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn2198/24/LBC
Listed building consent to erect a single storey Rhino greenhouse 6ft x 10ft at rear of garden, erect a single storey wooden garden shed by Regency Garden Buildings Ltd, 8ft x 8ft at rear of garden, erect new solid wooden fence approximately 2m high to north of site & maintain existing solid fence to north site boundary & raise height in some area to achieve a consistent solid wooden fence approximately 2m high
Roundhouse Barn Court Barton Bratton Clovelly EX20 4JN
Received 10 Jul 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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