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20/00585/COND4 - Discharge of Conditions 4 Pending Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of conditions relating to Phase 1 sub-phases B1 and B3 (in accordance with plan named phase 1 - chargeable development phasing plan reference BL-M-06 Rev A) and all related infrastructure on Planning Application for Hybrid planning application comprising: 1. Outline proposals for up to 900 dwellings (Class C3), retirement / extra care accommodation (classes C2 and C3), employment uses (classes E, B2 and B8), primary school (Class F1), mixed-use local centre (classes E, C2, C3, F1, F2), community and leisure (Class E), section of A382 / A383 link road, strategic and local open space, and site preparation, other associated works and infrastructure. All matters reserved; and 2. Detailed proposals for Phase 1 comprising 385 dwellings (Class C3) 10 (wetland habitat) - Full, 15 (landscape ecological management/maintenance plan) - Partial, 16 (bat foraging strategy) - Full, 17 (landscape & ecological management strategy) - Full, 18 (greater horseshoe bat mitigation) - Full, 19 (other bat mitigation) - Full, 28 (detailed landscape design scheme) - Partial, 30 (hedgerow & hedgebank strategy) - Full, 31 (suDS & landscape integration) - Partial, 35 (revised landscape layout: Ashburton Road interface) - Full, 36 (landscape ecological management/maintenance plan) - Partial, 37 (temporary foot & cycle connection strategy to Hele Park) - Full. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 22 Jun 2026.

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3b, surveyed
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). From a field survey (Bristol). The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Discharge of Conditions 4
Postcode
TQ12
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Bradley
Parish
NEWTON ABBOT
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Agent
Savills

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14881275
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Teignbridge
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#102 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Teignbridge is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #39 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Teignbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Teignbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #262 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #270 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #39 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #37 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
13 decided
716
Total decisions
141 refused in the year to March 2026