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1765/26/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Conservation and repair of the Portland stonework and brickwork at the northwest end of ‘C’ block and the Portland stonework and brickwork forming the central toilet area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. A site survey can differ.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
TQ6 0HJ
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Dartmouth & East Dart
Parish
Dartmouth
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
High-Tech Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
94decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
South Hams
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#89 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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