Higher Weston Farm Barns Weston Lane Totnes TQ9 6LB Data via plota.co.uk

2311/26/FUL - Full Planning Application Within Consultation Period

Proposal

Erection of new dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from South Hams's recent new homes.

Site constraints 3

Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Also on the record
Inside the Totnes built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
TQ9 6LB
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Marldon & Littlehempston
Parish
Berry Pomeroy
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stopher Design Partnership Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. South Hams usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
64decided in the last year

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

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