Quadra Foods Ltd Freshways Dairystix Ltd Langage Science Park Holland Road Plympton PL7 5HJ Data via plota.co.uk

2064/26/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

The proposals seeks to make minor changes to the existing industrial building. The external works include: - Minor amendments to the façade of the building – including removal of redundant features including pipework and vents. - New roof and rooflights including a minor change in profile and minor change in height. - New roller shutter doors in the facade - New doors, windows and blocking up of some existing windows where not required to match existing finishes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
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Validated
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Plymouth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
PL7 5HJ
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Newton & Yealmpton
Parish
Sparkwell
Case officer
Show
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lambert Smith Hampton

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 83% of commercial and major works here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
48decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by South Hams in the last twelve months, from validation. South Hams decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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