South Efford House Aveton Gifford TQ7 4NX Data via plota.co.uk

1396/26/FUL - Full Planning Application Under Consideration
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Conversion of existing C2 Care Home into 10 C3 residential dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 63. The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
South Devon National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Cremyll to Kingswear across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Habitat network: Coastal saltmarsh
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Aveton Gifford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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

Council
South Hams
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
TQ7 4NX
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford
Parish
Aveton Gifford
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
Ercle

Decision outlook

Day 63, past South Hams's usual 55 days for changes of use. 83% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 12 Oct 2026.

Day 6328 days to the 91-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
63decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Hams in the last twelve months, from validation. South Hams decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Refused
Proposed demolition of existing C2 care home and replacement of 6 C3 Residential Dwellings
4151/21/FUL
2021 Refused
Proposed demolition of existing C2 care home and replacement of 6 C3 Residential Dwellings
4151/21/FUL
2020 Approved
T1: Beech - Fell due to damage to stem and dead material in canopy
3962/20/TPO
2020 Approved
T1: Beech - Fell due to damage to stem and dead material in canopy
3962/20/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
The Orchard, Bridgend, Aveton Gifford, TQ7 4NU
Retrospective application for renovation works to building used as artist studio, includi…
2975/21/FUL
2021 Approved
The Orchard, Bridgend, Aveton Gifford, TQ7 4NU
Retrospective application for renovation works to building used as artist studio, includi…
2975/21/FUL
2020 Approved
South Efford House Road To Stadbury Farm Aveton Gifford Devon TQ7 4NX
T1: London Plane - immediately adjacent to entrance, fell remaining stems, previous works…
3872/20/TEX
2020 Approved
South Efford House Road To Stadbury Farm Aveton Gifford Devon TQ7 4NX
T1: London Plane - immediately adjacent to entrance, fell remaining stems, previous works…
3872/20/TEX
South Hams
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#89 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Hams is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #97 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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South Hams decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #116 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #165 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #97 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #69 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
130 decided (1-9 homes)
70%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,018
Total decisions
101 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings