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South Hams District Council Planning Applications

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317Applications (90 days)
5Major applications
98%Approval rate
32 daysMedian decision time
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2440/26/HHOHouseholder£10k–50kest.

Trelawne East Allington TQ9 7RJ

Extension and new porch to dwelling

Consultation
2066/26/HHOHouseholder£100k–500kest.

Coombe Cottage Bridge Road Kingswear TQ6 0DZ

Partial demolition, erection of first floor extension and alterations to ancillary accommodation

Consultation
1881/26/LBC

12 The Quay Dartmouth TQ6 9PS

Repairs and restoration of existing roof structure including re-slating

Consultation
1361/26/TCAOther

The Moorings Devon Road Salcombe TQ8 8HQ

T1: Norway Maple – nodal re-pollard.

Consultation
2402/26/LBCOther£50k–100kest.

Moon Cottage 14 Coombe Road Dartmouth TQ6 9PQ

Repairs and stabilisation of front south east wall to property

Consultation
2081/26/VAR

47 Belle Cross Road Kingsbridge TQ7 1NL

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning consent 3229/23/HHO

Consultation
2498/26/TPOOther

29 Waterslade Drive Ivybridge PL21 0FD

T1: Oak - removal of deadwood, crown thin by 10% to continue maintenance and improve light to properties.

Consultation
2508/26/COM

Land near St Marys Church Dartington

Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising one 9m light wooden pole (Ref: ONEA18355741)

Pending
2443/26/FUL

Barns Coxs Farm Strete

Change of use of agricultural barns to holiday accommodation ancillary to Cox's Farmhouse

Consultation
2496/26/TPOOther

19 Crocadon Meadows Halwell TQ9 7LH

TPO 317; T1: Elm - Crown raise to 5m above ground level over seating area, directly to the north of the tree by removing three branches no larger than 7.5cm diameter, back to the stem on the 2 norther

Consultation
1724/26/HHOHouseholder£50k–100kest.

Atlantic Marine Drive Bigbury On Sea TQ7 4AS

Alterations and extensions to a dwelling and associated landscaping work

Consultation
2495/26/TPOOther

18 Crocadon Meadows Halwell TQ9 7LH

TPO 317; T1 Elm - fell due to structural instability caused by partial windthrow. See accompanying report for full details.

Consultation
2507/26/COMInfrastructure

Orange Grist Mill Coleridge Lane Chillington TQ7 2JF

Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising 3no antennas, relocation of 3no antennas, removal and replacement of 1no cabinet, installation of a GPS, along with associated

Pending
0694/26/LBCOther£50k–100kest.

Holdings Ringmore TQ7 4HH

Listed Building Consent to re-roof entire building, removal of old slates, batons and soffits, replacement with slate, felt, batons and soffits

Consultation
2232/26/FULCommercial£50k–100kest.

40 Barton Way Dartmouth TQ6 0FL

Erection of outbuilding for use as a dog grooming business and office (partially retrospective)

Consultation

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Planning appeals in South Hams District Council

When South Hams District Council refuses an application, or does not decide it in time, the applicant can appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. An appeal that is allowed is one the council lost. Raw rates are not comparable between councils, because some kinds of appeal are allowed far more often than others, so the Inspectorate's national rate for each kind is applied to this council's own caseload to give the rate its mix predicts.

South Hams District Council, raw rate

33.3%

of judged appeals were allowed, so the council's decision did not stand

Expected for this mix of appeals

29.2%

what the national rate for each kind of appeal predicts for this council's caseload

4.1 percentage points above expected. South Hams District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record for the same kinds of appeal predicts for its caseload.

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

Each kind of appeal against the national rate for the same kind. This is the comparison the headline is built from.

South Hams District Council appeal outcomes by appeal type, with the national rate for each type
Appeal typeCasesJudgedAllowedThis councilNational
Planning Appeal35835311733.1%28.8%
Householder (HAS)1171175042.7%35.6%
Enforcement Notice57381026.3%13.5%
Tree Preservation Order211516.7%20.6%
Lawful Development Certificate1615533.3%36.9%
Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal9800%25%
High Hedges210Too few judged28.5%
Rights of Way Opposed Orders200None judgedNot published
Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice110Too few judged8.1%
Called In Planning Application110Too few judged72.4%

“Judged” counts appeals allowed or dismissed. The rest were withdrawn, invalid, split or unrecorded, and are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. A percentage is published only where at least 5 appeals were judged either way. Where it is not, the counts still are: a rate over one or two cases would claim a precision the sample cannot carry.

Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database, published quarterly on GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. These figures are the Inspectorate's appeal record, not the council's own planning register.

Money behind development in South Hams District Council

Developer contributions at South Hams District Council

South Hams District Council collects contributions from developers under planning obligations, but we do not yet hold its register in a form we can publish figures from. Only a minority of authorities publish one we can read, and this is not one of them, so we show nothing rather than a figure we cannot stand behind.

Affordable housing grant in South Hams District Council

Beside what the council collected from developers, this is what central government confirmed: schemes in the area with grant agreed under the Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026.

2
Confirmed schemes
15
Homes
£839,690
Grant requested
  • Affordable rent8 homes
  • Shared ownership7 homes

Source: Homes England, schemes confirmed under the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, published on GOV.UK as transparency data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as at 31 March 2025, the publication's own cut-off, so later schemes are not in them. Grant requested is the publisher's own figure at the point grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by the local authority name in the publication, which carries no planning reference.

About South Hams District Council

South Hams District Council is a local planning authority responsible for processing planning applications within its area. Applications are submitted through the council's planning portal and cover a wide range of development types, from householder extensions and change of use to large-scale residential and commercial schemes.

SiteLens tracks the South Hams District Council planning register daily and enriches every new application automatically. Each is AI-classified by category and trade, given an estimated value band and a plain-English project brief, mapped, and checked against constraint flags like flood zones, conservation areas and green belt. Where an application names an agent, SiteLens shows the firm and matches companies to Companies House. Pro adds the applicant's name, the directors and company health behind each match, and the agent's direct email and phone where the council or firm publishes them, so you know who to speak to about the scheme.

You can also browse the council's own planning register on the official South Hams District Council planning portal.

South Hams District Council approval rates by application type

Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months. A guide, not a guarantee.

  • other100% (29 decided)
  • householder100% (9 decided)

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