Coach House Flat 2, Old Postern, Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EA Data via plota.co.uk

1547/26/CLE - Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use Approved
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Proposal

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 6

Public footpath about 4 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
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.
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.
UKHSA radon ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Coach House, Stables and Barn Immediately South East of Old Postern, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 2 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.
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Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 171 m away: Deer park north and north west of Dartington Hall; Heritage at risk about 78 m away: Old Postern.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use
Postcode
TQ9 6EA
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Dartington & Staverton
Parish
Dartington
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
LED Architects

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Old Postern Dartington Hall TQ9 6EA
Application for 1 lightweight timber structures within the school grounds
2902/25/FUL
2025 Approved
Old Postern Dartington Hall TQ9 6EA
Application for 1 lightweight timber structures within the school grounds
2902/25/FUL
2025 Approved
Redwood River School Old Postern Dartington Hall TQ9 6EA
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2025 Approved
Redwood River School Old Postern Dartington Hall TQ9 6EA
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2025 Approved
Redwood River School, Old Postern, Dartington, TQ9 6EA
Safeguarding perimeter fencing to secure areas of Redwood River School site at The Old Po…
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2025 Approved
Redwood River School, Old Postern, Dartington, TQ9 6EA
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1726/25/FUL
2023 Approved
Craft Education Centre, Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EA
Extension to the temporary Planning Approval 1389/19/FUL (expired) fora temporary modular…
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2023 Approved
Craft Education Centre, Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EA
Extension to the temporary Planning Approval 1389/19/FUL (expired) fora temporary modular…
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2023 Approved
Old Parsonage Farm, Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EA
To convert and change of use two existing post war agriculturalbuildings
0560/23/FUL
2023 Approved
Old Parsonage Farm, Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EA
To convert and change of use two existing post war agriculturalbuildings
0560/23/FUL
2022 Approved
Old Postern, Dartington Hall, Dartington, TQ9 6EA
Listed Building Consent for new wall finishes within the kitchen to accommodate new fixtu…
1718/22/LBC
2022 Approved
Dartington Hall Drive, Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EA
Notification of intention to install electronic communications apparatus comprising 2No…
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2021 Approved
Craft Education Centre, Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EA
Application for Biomass Boiler Housing (Retrospective)
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2021 Approved
Craft Education Centre, Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EA
Application for Biomass Boiler Housing (Retrospective)
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2020 Approved
Old Postern, Dartington Hall, Dartington, TQ9 6EA
Listed building consent for proposed roof repairs and re-slating
2465/20/LBC
2020 Approved
Old Postern, Dartington Hall, Dartington, TQ9 6EA
Listed building consent for proposed roof repairs and re-slating
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2019 Approved
Schumacher College, Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EA
Installation of wood pellet silo to provide fuel storage in support of2no. new biomass bo…
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Schumacher College, The Old Postern, Dartington, TQ9 6EA
Installation of temporary modular unit
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2017 Approved
Old Postern Dartington Hall TQ9 6EA
Listed Building Consent for the improvement of fire protection throughout the building to…
0174/17/LBC
2017 Approved
Old Postern Dartington Hall TQ9 6EA
Listed Building Consent for the improvement of fire protection throughout the building to…
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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%).

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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