Duncombe Villa, Duncombe Street, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1LR Data via plota.co.uk

3644/25/HHO - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Householder application for excavation of the front garden to create a parking area & partial demolition & rebuild of a structure in a conservation area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Dec 2025
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Validated
24 Dec 2025
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Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

33 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 20-26, Duncombe Street, Grade II, about 19 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 31 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
National landscape about 357 m away: South Devon; Local nature reserve about 492 m away: Salcombe to Kingsbridge; SSSI about 492 m away: Bolt Head to Bolt Tail SSSI; Inside the Kingsbridge built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £585,000 in November 2022. Detached house, freehold.

8 November 2022£585,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
South Hams
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
TQ7 1LR
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
24 Dec 2025
Ward
Kingsbridge
Parish
Kingsbridge
Case officer
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Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 126 days from validation, 74 days slower than South Hams's median of 52 for householder applications. Approved, as 95% of householder applications here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
234decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
6 Jan 2026
Comments by
12 Feb 2026
Committee
16 Apr 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.