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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1,200 approved · 279 refused · 135 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved0158/26/FUL
Replacement of bow window & plank door to shop front
4 Market Street Tavistock PL19 0DA
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Approved1232/25/PDM
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of agricultural barn to 1No dwellinghouse (class C3) & for associated development (Class Q (a+b))
Barn At Ss 541 058 (adjacent to Fishleigh House) Hatherleigh
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Refused0540/26/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed steel framed standard agricultural building with profiled fibre cement sheet roof measuring 57m (L) x 22.5m (B) x 11m height to ridge
Westcott Farm Brentor PL19 0NJ
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Approved1144/25/TCA
T1: Silver Birch - remove.
9 Castle Road Okehampton EX20 1HT
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Approved1734/26/HHO
Removal of existing porch & erection of a two-storey entrance hall and porch
Wooladon Farm Liftondown PL16 0DD
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Refused1661/25/OPA
Outline Planning Permission for new access & erection of a dwelling, with all other matters reserved
Land at SX 572 976 (West of Spinney Way) Okehampton
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Approved0035/24/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising two wooden poles at 9 metres high
Land at SX 484 879 Lewdown
Received 27 Dec 2023 - Refused3358/24/FUL
Erection of 5 No. Dwellings & associated site services
Land at SS 664 013 North Tawton
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Withdrawn0439/24/HHO
Householder application for proposed extension to existing property
The Bungalow Cross Roads Lewdown EX20 4DR
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Approved1190/25/TCA
T1: Elder – remove, dead. T2: Ash – remove, risk of failure.
11A Mount Tavy Road, Tavistock, PL19 9JB
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Decision Made1623/25/TPO
T1: Purple Beech (TPO S250) – Crown lift by 1.5m from ground level on all sides, lateral reduction by 2m – 2.25m on all sides. Reason for works: Tree overhangs Applicant’s driveway & access way & to reduce shading over neighbouring property. Phone and power lines run though & underneath tree.
Tudor Cottage Down Park Drive Tavistock PL19 9AH
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Approved0648/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Hard & Soft Landscape Works) and 11 (Carbon Reduction) of planning consent 0487/22/FUL
Glenside, Old Tinhay, Lifton, PL16 0AL
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Approved0847/24/HHO
Householder application for replacement of roof covering, installation of insulation & repairs to roof timbers, removal of internal mezzanine walkway, installation of woodburning stove , installation of 2 x ensuite shower rooms & 1 ensuite toilet
Higher Week Iddesleigh EX19 8SJ
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Approved2433/25/HHO
Householder application for formation of rooms in roof including raising ridge
35 Leeze Park Okehampton EX20 1EE
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decision Made4045/24/CTN
Temporary campsite notification to operate between 04/07/2025 and 01/09/2025
Land At Sx 445 672 Tuckermarsh Bere Alston
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn0205/24/FUL
Proposed erection of a forestry building / fishing lodge
Walreddon Manor Whitchurch PL19 9EQ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision Made2225/24/PAU
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of agricultural buildings to Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) Uses
North Beer Farm Spreyton EX17 5AP
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Approved2680/25/FUL
Replace ground floor patio doors on principal elevation with timber casement windows with insulated panel below
14-21 Stannary Court 57 Exeter Road Okehampton EX20 1QF
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Approved3623/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 8 (CEMP), 11 {Part B) (Surface Water Drainage), 16 (Site Waste Management Plan) and 18 (CoCEMP) of planning consent 1463/24/FUL
Taw Valley Creamery, North Tawton, EX20 2DA
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Under Consideration1621/26/FUL
Change of use of cafe and associated residential accommodation to 3 dwellings and the erection of 2 dwellings in the former carpark
Land Adjacent Halfway House Grenofen
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Approved4152/23/HHO
Erection of garden room with potting shed
Beech Tree House, 2B Roland Bailey Gardens, Tavistock, PL19 0RB
Received 15 Dec 2023 - Approved1908/23/FUL
Proposed extension to existing garden room & store
Meadow Cottage Spreyton EX17 5AL
Received 3 Jun 2023 - Approved3016/24/VAR
Application for variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) & 6 (doors to south west elevation) of planning consent 00980/2015 to amend floor plans & details of garage door
14A Market Street Tavistock PL19 0DB
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Approved0976/26/PAA
Prior Approval Application for proposed erection of an agricultural storage building measuring 30.63m (L) x 18.43m (B) x 7.2m height to ridge following determination of 0590/26/AGR
Broomhill Northlew EX20 3NS
Received 8 Apr 2026
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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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