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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1,200 approved · 279 refused · 135 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn1014/25/FUL
READVERTISEMENT (amended description) Erection of six semi-detached dwellings and associated development and works
Land Adjacent To Sleepy Hollow Bedford Street Bere Alston PL20 7DL
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Approved2578/24/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of building as a separate dwelling
35A Market Street Hatherleigh EX20 3JN
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Under Consideration2038/26/TPO
TPO 251: G1 - Group of 5 Oak trees - Crown raise branches sympathetically on western canopy only currently standing at 3m from ground level to achieve a clearance of 5m from ground level. The reason for the works is to achieve clearance.
11 Deer Leap Tavistock PL19 9RD
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Approved1715/25/FUL
Erection of 3 bedroom detached dwelling & garage as betterment of previously approved Part Q barn conversion
Land At Sx 451 996 (Broadmoor Farm) Beaworthy
Received 10 Jun 2025 - Approved2022/24/CLB
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed works to listed buildings comprising replacement of defective felt/GRP flat roofs with Bauder single ply membrane (lead grey)
Main Building - Mount Kelly Parkwood Road Tavistock PL19 0HZ
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn3055/24/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of vertical slate tile cladding to a section of the south elevation
The Old Vicarage Chillaton PL16 0JA
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Refused4012/24/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of agricultural barn to one dwelling
Barn at SX 612 976 Sampford Courtenay
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Approved3670/24/FUL
READVERTISEMENT (amended description) Application for change of use to funeral directors premises (Use Class E). Single storey rear extension, removal of chimney & installation of 3 air source heat pumps to rear. Erection of signage, wall mounted clock & flag pole to south elevation.
6 & 7 Fore Street Okehampton EX20 1AN
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Approved3457/25/FUL
Proposed conversion of agricultural building into a single dwelling (in lieu of Class Q permission 1264/24/PDM) and temporary siting of caravan and shipping container
Twelve Acre Barn (Land at Eworthy) Eworthy Germansweek EX21 5FD
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Under Consideration2169/26/PDM
Change of use of agricultural buildings to two dwellinghouses (Class C3) & for associated development (Class Q (a+c))
Barns At Higher Narracott Exbourne
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Approved3067/23/VAR
Application for variation of condition 3 (completion of development by 3rd July 2024) of Class Q.2 of Class Q, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) of planning consent 0704/18/PDM
Norley Farm, Northlew, Okehampton, EX20 3PN
Received 11 Sept 2023 - Approved0844/25/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear extension and replacement outbuilding
Beverlie Exbourne EX20 3RT
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Approved1252/25/PDM
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed conversion of agricultural building to 1No dwellinghouse (Class C3) & for associated development (Class Q)
Barn at SS 525 072 Meeth
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Approved1463/24/FUL
Proposed extension to dairy for manufacture and storage of cheese and associated works including landscaping, car/trailer parking, new effluent plant and change of use of agricultural land to provide new substation
Taw Valley Creamery North Tawton EX20 2DA
Received 3 May 2024 - Approved1155/25/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (CEMP) and 12 (WSI) to planning consent 3272/24/FUL
Boat Park, Weir Quay, Bere Alston, PL20 7BS
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decision Made1140/26/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required for excavations to form a slurry lagoon
Eversfield Organic Bratton Clovelly EX20 4LB
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Approved0449/25/TCA
T1: Yew - Crown lift to 2.5m above ground level including the complete removal of the lowest limb on the Western canopy aspect approx. 100mm in diameter. Lateral reduction on the Southern canopy aspect by 1m. Lateral reduction to all other canopy aspects by 2m. Crown height reduction by a maximum of 2m. Removal of internal epicormic growth. Removal of deadwood (exempt from the requirement for permission)
Buckland Chapel The Village Buckland Monachorum PL20 7LZ
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Approved2963/24/LBC
Listed Building Consent for installation of solar panels on lean to roof
Barn At Sx 632 958 Beer Farm Okehampton
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Approved1057/24/HHO
Householder Application for the retention of timber domestic garage & workshop (retrospective)
Beacons Barn, Okehampton, EX20 1SW
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Withdrawn1458/25/LBC
Listed Building Consent for erection of detached dwelling
Land At Paddons Row Paddons Row Tavistock
Received 15 May 2025 - Approved3831/24/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising 1 x new 8m light wooden pole
Near 16 Hooper Close, Hatherleigh, EX20 3|SN
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Approved0705/24/HHO
Householder application for proposed conversion of existing garage-cum-storage building into studio/bedroom ancillary to existing dwelling. Proposed rooflight in southern (rear) slope of pitched roof over existing dwelling.
Little Harveys Barn Sampford Courtenay EX20 2SX
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Refused3762/25/AGR
Application to determine if prior approval is required and earth bank slurry lagoon
Land At Sx 685 951 (Powesland Farm) Whiddon Down
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Approved1555/25/FUL
Change of use of stables to dwelling & creation of garden (retrospective)
Little Blackthorn Haye Down PL19 0NN
Received 23 May 2025
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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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