5- 6 Fairfax Place, Dartmouth, TQ6 9AD Data via plota.co.uk
2310/26/POD - Prior Approval Business (Class E) to Dwelling (Class C3)
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Prior approval for change of use from Class E to mixed use of Class E and 2 flats Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Validated
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
12 Oct 2026
Approved on 12 Oct 2026 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 7
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Site Location & Block Plan
Site Location Plan · 19 Aug 2026
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Existing Elevations
4762 11 - · 14 Aug 2026
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Existing Elevations
4762 11 - · 14 Aug 2026
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Existing Floor Plans
4762 10 - B · 14 Aug 2026
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Proposed Elevations
4762 31 - · 14 Aug 2026
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Proposed Elevations
4762 30 - · 14 Aug 2026
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Proposed Floor Plans
4762 20 - B · 14 Aug 2026
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Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
87 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Fairfax House, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 75 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 87 with distances
- 1 mFairfax HouseGrade II
- 7 mThe ShamblesGrade II
- 9 m5, Higher StreetGrade II*
- 9 m7, Fairfax PlaceGrade II
- 16 m3, Fairfax PlaceGrade II
- 16 m9, Fairfax PlaceGrade II
- 18 mLamp Post Approximately 1.25 Metres to South of No 4Grade II
- 19 m7 and 9, Higher StreetGrade II
- 21 m2, HORNHILL (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 25 m2, Fairfax PlaceGrade II
- 29 m6, Smith StreetGrade II
- 31 mThe CherubGrade II*
- 31 m11 AND 12, FAIRFAX PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 33 m1, Fairfax PlaceGrade II
- 33 m16 and 17, Fairfax PlaceGrade II
- 34 m7, Church CloseGrade II
- 36 mSeven Stars Public HouseGrade II
- 36 mRose CottageGrade II
- 39 mCherub CottageGrade II
- 40 m15, Higher StreetGrade II
- 41 mCairn HouseGrade II
- 42 m28, Fairfax PlaceGrade II
- 45 m12, Higher StreetGrade II
- 46 mCranfords RestaurantGrade II
- 48 m7, Smith StreetGrade II
- 48 mCross Shaft Approximately 300mm East of Vestry of the Church of St SaviourGrade II
- 50 m5, the QuayGrade II
- 51 m4, the QuayGrade II*
- 55 mThe Mansion HouseGrade II*
- 57 m9, Smith StreetGrade II
- 61 mLamp Post Approximately 0.6 Metres to North of No 9Grade II
- 61 m14, Smith StreetGrade II
- 61 mRaleigh Court Raleigh Court and the Raleigh Public House the Raleigh Public HouseGrade II
- 61 m1, Lower StreetGrade II
- 61 m1, Mansion House StreetGrade II
- 61 mThe Old Post OfficeGrade II
- 63 m11, Smith StreetGrade II
- 63 mChurch of St SaviourGrade I
- 64 m2 The QuayGrade II
- 64 m4, South EmbankmentGrade II
- 66 m16, Smith StreetGrade II
- 69 mWater Conduit Adjoining Rear Wall of No 16 Smith StreetGrade II
- 72 m1, the QuayGrade II
- 72 m2, South EmbankmentGrade II
- 76 m8, the QuayGrade II
- 77 mTown CottageGrade II
- 78 mYork HouseGrade II
- 81 m9, the QuayGrade II
- 81 mLamp Post Approximately 1 Metre to South of the Boat FloatGrade II
- 84 mWalls Around Churchyard of the Church of St SaviourGrade II
- 87 m10, the QuayGrade II
- 88 mCharity HouseGrade II
- 89 mCollaford HouseGrade II
- 95 mRoyal Castle HotelGrade II*
- 95 mLamp Post Approximately 1 Metre to West of the Boat Float StepsGrade II
- 95 mGateway to Speedwell House, Adjoining Number 6 (No 6 Not Included)Grade II
- 96 mConduit Approximately 2.5 Metres to North of No 4Grade II
- 99 m5, Above TownGrade II
- 102 m7 and 9, Anzac StreetGrade II
- 106 mConduit Adjoining North East Corner of No 12 (No 12 Not Included)Grade II
- 106 m12, the QuayGrade II*
- 109 m5, Anzac StreetGrade II
- 110 m10, Above TownGrade II
- 110 m12 and 14, Above TownGrade II
- 111 mFormer Dartmouth StationGrade II
- 113 mThe Henley Collection MuseumGrade II
- 113 m3, Duke StreetGrade II
- 113 m1, Duke StreetGrade II
- 114 m13, the QuayGrade II*
- 115 m2, Anzac StreetGrade II
- 117 mNo 1 Including Part of the Henley Collection MuseumGrade II
- 125 m1 and 3, Victoria RoadGrade II
- 126 mTwo Adjacent Telephone Kiosks Approximately 2 Metres to North of the Boat FloatGrade II
- 129 mThe Old ManseGrade II
- 132 mThe ButterwalkGrade I
- 132 mThe ButterwalkGrade I
- 133 mThe ButterwalkGrade I
- 134 mThe ButterwalkGrade I
- 135 mThe Boat FloatGrade II
- 138 mThe Little Clock HouseGrade II
- 141 mBalmoral HouseGrade II
- 143 m17, Victoria RoadGrade II
- 143 mThe Market House InnGrade II
- 144 m1, Foss StreetGrade II
- 146 m15, Victoria RoadGrade II
- 148 mNos 31 and 33 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 150 m3, Foss StreetGrade II
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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers and the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
Also on the record
Inside the Dartmouth built-up area; Heritage coast about 103 m away: South Devon.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- Prior Approval Business (Class E) to Dwelling (Class C3)
- Postcode
- TQ6 9AD
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Dartmouth & East Dart
- Parish
- Dartmouth
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Given
- Decision date
- 12 Oct 2026
- Applicant
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- Agent
- BBH Chartered Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.
This one54d
Council55d
UK56d
64%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
83decided 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
- 20 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
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16 Fairfax Place Dartmouth TQ6 9AB
Listed Building Consent for provision of facia sign, hanging sign on west elevation, two…
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16 Fairfax Place Dartmouth TQ6 9AB
Advertisement Consent for provision of facia sign, hanging sign on west elevation, two fi…
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Proposed repair, refurbishment & alterations to hotel incl. retrospective consent for inv…
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South Hams
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#89 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
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.
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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
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