37 Brook Street Tavistock PL19 0HE Data via plota.co.uk

1994/26/POD - Prior Approval Business (Class E) to Dwelling (Class C3) Approved

Proposal

Change of use of first floor from Commercial, Business & Service (Class E) to mixed use including 1no. flat (Class C3) (Class G) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Jul 2026
Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

World heritage site: Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Tavistock conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Tavistock built-up area.
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
West Devon
Application type
Prior Approval Business (Class E) to Dwelling (Class C3)
Postcode
PL19 0HE
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Tavistock North
Parish
Tavistock
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ercle

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 17 days faster than West Devon's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 65% of changes of use here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
35decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. West Devon decision record →