South Hams planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to South Hams District Council, updated daily. South Hams District Council received 411 planning applications in the last 90 days, 3 of them major schemes. 92% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 51 days.
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Recent applications in South Hams
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Gara Rock Hotel East Portlemouth TQ8 8FA
Eight self-contained units from four cottages, East Portlemouth. Subdivides an existing terrace at full application stage, with no new footprint. Kitchens, bathrooms, M&E and fire separation between units drive subcontract demand.
Fit-outM&EJoinery
Colmer Farm, Modbury, PL21 0SG
Class Q agricultural-to-dwelling prior approval, Modbury, Devon. Converts a Colmer Farm agricultural building into one dwelling with associated works, at prior approval stage. Roofing, glazing, insulation and M&E packages open first, with masonry repairs to the existing shell and new drainage.
BrickworkRoofingGlazing
Gara Rock Hotel East Portlemouth Salcombe TQ8 8FA
Hotel staff facilities scheme with outbuilding demolition, Salcombe. Replaces existing outbuildings at Gara Rock Hotel with a new staff building and landscaping at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages suit local contractors, with hard landscaping and…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Winterleiten Jubilee Road Totnes TQ9 5BP
Householder additional storey and alterations, Totnes, full application stage. Adds a storey to an existing Totnes house plus other alterations, at householder application stage. Brickwork, roof structure and roofing are the likely packages, with joinery and glazing for the new upper-level windows.
BrickworkRoofingJoinery
Oldaport Modbury PL21 0TG
Dwelling extension and animal barn scheme, Modbury, South Hams. Adds extensions and alterations to Oldaport, a new animal barn, and garden land with landscaping, at full application stage. Groundworks, barn roofing, joinery and hard landscaping are the packages for local builders and material…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Lower Venton Farm Venton PL7 5DP
New general-purpose agricultural building at Lower Venton Farm, South Hams, at full application stage. Adds a free-standing farm structure on a previously open plot, though the stated storey count is not given so storeys is null. Steel portal frame, cladding, groundworks and concrete floor slab are…
GroundworksSteelCladding
Endsleigh Garden Centre, Endsleigh, Ivybridge, PL21 9JL
Garden centre part-conversion to children's nursery, Ivybridge, full application. Converts part of the Endsleigh site, including building, yard and woodland, into a nursery with forest school. Internal fit-out, partitioning and play-area landscaping suit local specialist subcontractors.
Fit-outHard landscaping
4 Longbrook Chillington Kingsbridge TQ7 2LX
Rear extension and patio works at a Kingsbridge householder property, South Hams. Extends the existing house and widens the driveway under a full householder application. Brickwork, groundworks and hard landscaping for the patio and driveway suit local subcontractors and aggregate suppliers.
BrickworkGroundworksHard landscaping
Compton Holt Lodge Compton Marldon TQ3 1TA
Underground garage excavation and construction at a Compton Marldon householder property. Excavates and builds a subterranean garage beneath an existing house at householder application stage. Excavation, retaining structures, reinforced concrete and waterproofing packages suit specialist…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Thornham Bridge Ivybridge Road Ermington PL21 0LG
Rear extension and entrance reconfiguration to a house in Ermington, South Hams. Alters an existing dwelling at householder application stage, with no change to the number of homes. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local builders, with groundworks and steel for the new opening.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
St Andrews Lodge Chapel Road Yealmpton PL8 2LZ
Two-storey rear extension and external wall insulation, Yealmpton, South Hams. Demolishes a sun room and replaces windows on an existing house at householder stage. Brickwork, insulation, glazing and groundworks for the extension footings are the live packages.
DemolitionBrickworkInsulation
13 Chestnut Park Beeson TQ7 2HN
Householder replacement extension, Beeson, South Hams. It replaces an existing extension on a house at full application stage, with size and storey count not stated. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and glazing are the likely packages for local trades.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Heybrook House Heybrook Drive Heybrook Bay PL9 0BU
Householder roof, external and internal alterations at Heybrook Bay, South Hams. Full householder works on an existing house, covering roof repairs, external finishes and internal reconfiguration. Roofing, joinery and plastering packages are the main openings for local subcontractors.
RoofingJoineryBrickwork
Land West of Beara Farm, Woolston Green, Landscove
Section 106 modification at Woolston Green, Landscove, removing affordable housing and financial obligations from parent permission 1419/20/FUL. No physical works are authorised by this application itself. The change signals the parent scheme's viability is under pressure, so affordable housing…
Fyfield Lower Batson Salcombe TQ8 8NH
Householder alterations to a Salcombe house, South Hams, at full application stage. New and altered openings, Juliet balconies, balustrading and a chimney replaced with a flue on an existing dwelling. Glazing and joinery packages lead, with brickwork and roofing for the chimney and flue works.
GlazingJoineryBrickwork
Planning appeals in South Hams District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so South Hams District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
South Hams District Council, raw rate
33.3%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.2%
national rates applied to this caseload
4.1 percentage points above expected. South Hams District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
584 appeals counted, 549 judged either way (183 allowed, 366 dismissed), 35 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 33.1% | 28.8% | 358 | 353 | 117 |
| Householder (HAS) | 42.7% | 35.6% | 117 | 117 | 50 |
| Enforcement Notice | 26.3% | 13.5% | 57 | 38 | 10 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 6.7% | 20.6% | 21 | 15 | 1 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 33.3% | 36.9% | 16 | 15 | 5 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 0% | 25% | 9 | 8 | 0 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in South Hams District Council
South Hams District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in South Hams District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent8 homes
- Shared ownership7 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
South Hams District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other93% (106 decided)
- householder98% (100 decided)
- agricultural82% (22 decided)
- residential73% (15 decided)
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