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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1,200 approved · 279 refused · 135 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decision Made1921/26/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising one light wooden pole at 9 metres high (REF: WH4TMV7K)
Near Dunterton Grange Dunterton PL19 0QJ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Approved1793/25/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Surface Water Drainage) of planning consent 2295/20/FUL
Land At Sx 445 910, Bratton Clovelly
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Approved0749/25/VAR
Application for variation of conditions 2 (approved drawings), 4 (CEMP), 5 (LEMP), 8 (EclA), & 11 (Noise Mitigation Scheme) of planning consent 1116/23/VAR
Land To Rear Of Taw Valley Creamery North Tawton
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Approved1881/24/FUL
Application for installation of ground mounted solar panels
Essworthy Lake Hatherleigh EX20 3LS
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Approved1054/25/OPA
Outline planning permission for the construction of a single residential dwelling with all matters reserved except for access
Land Adjacent 15 Priory Close Priory Close Tavistock
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Part Approved / Part Refused0638/25/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 4 (Foul Drainage), 5 (BNG), 6 (Materials), 7 (Solar Panels), 8 (External Lighting) and 9 (Carbon Reduction) of planning consent 1397/23/FUL (APP/Q1153/W/24/3341365)
Tumley Lofts, Beaworthy, EX21 5AA
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Refused0050/24/FUL
Proposed front elevation
11 Fore Street Bere Alston PL20 7AA
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Approved1542/25/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of first and second floor(s) as a single flat (Use Class C3)
6 East Street, Okehampton, EX20 1AS
Received 22 May 2025 - Approved2818/24/TCA
T1: Beech - Crown height reduction by 2m
Easter Cottage The Village Buckland Monachorum PL20 7LZ
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Approved0029/26/NMM
Non-material minor amendment to planning consent 00539/2015 for amendment to the description from Change of use of existing annex to holiday let to Change of use of existing annex to dwelling
Annexe Round House Old Launceston Road Tavistock PL19 8NA
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Approved0832/25/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 9 (EVCP) and 10 (DEV32) of planning consent 4762/21/ARM
Land at the rear of Borough House, Fore Street, Lifton
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Approved3102/25/HHO
Householder application for side extension to create ground floor utility areas & larger bedrooms on first floor
Nethercott Lodge Iddesleigh EX19 8BD
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Approved0771/24/LBC
Listed Building Consent to install new pipework into stone outbuilding as part of upgrading of boiler and installation of LPG storage tank
7-8 Wheal Maria Tavistock PL19 8PD
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Approved1622/25/TCA
T1: Blue Gum Eucalyptus – fell tree as it is threatening stability & safety of Devon stone boundary wall
Home Down House 231 Whitchurch Road Tavistock PL19 9DQ
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Approved2662/24/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising the refurbishment of the pole mounted transformer on pole no.33CCA12, including the replacement of the 10.5m pole and stay
Grenoven 331515, Tavistock, PL19 8PD
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decision Made3339/25/COM
Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising one 9m medium wooden pole
65 Old Exeter Road Tavistock PL19 0JE
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Approved3784/24/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 34 (Verification Report) to planning consent 3652/20/FUL (plots 1, 3, 4 & 5) - Partial Discharge
Land Adjacent To Brook Farm Plymouth Road Tavistock
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Refused2661/25/HHO
Householder application for single storey extension to west elevation with patio & accessible ramps
Glenside Cottage Middlemoor PL19 9DY
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Approved0030/26/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Scheme of Tree Planting) of planning consent 2803/24/FUL
128 - 130 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 9DS
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Approved0379/24/VAR
Application for variation of condition 1 (approved drawings) of planning consent 4416/21/VAR.
Hatherleigh Market, Hatherleigh EX20 3HT
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Withdrawn0256/24/FUL
Proposed General Purpose/Livestock Building - Building two
Higher Clamoak Bere Alston Yelverton PL20 7BU
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Approved3254/24/HHO
Householder application for proposed garage with first floor hobbies room
The Old Forge Thorndon Cross EX20 4NG
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Approved2545/25/ARC
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Sound Insulation Scheme) of planning consent 1825/25/POD
33 Fore Street, Okehampton, EX20 1HB
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Under Consideration3725/23/FUL
Conversion of barn to residential use
Yeat Farm, Lifton, PL16 0EB
Received 8 Nov 2023
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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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