Land at SX 611 477 Mothecombe Data via plota.co.uk

2150/26/FUL - Full Planning Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Temporary change of use of land for the siting of a mobile sauna with ancillary amenity and office accommodation (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 01:57

Application progress

✓

Received

3 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

11 Aug 2026

Decision

Target date was 6 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 79.

The consultation period closed on 17 Sept 2026.

Documents 146

Consultation & comments 122

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show DCC Highways - no objection · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

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.

Heritage coast: South Devon

A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.

Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 6

An estimated 30% or more 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 ↗

Also on the record

SSSI about 247 m away: Erme Estuary SSSI; 6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Priority habitat about 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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: Full Planning Application
Postcode: PL8 1LB
Received: 3 Aug 2026
Validated: 11 Aug 2026
Ward: Newton & Yealmpton
Parish: Holbeton
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: Geo

Decision outlook

Day 79, past the statutory target. 88% of changes of use in South Hams are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 10 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 7923 days past the 56-day target

64%decided within 8 weeks

76%approved

83decided in the last year

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

Public comments

119comments received

2 neutral117 supporting

98% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 12 Aug 2026
Comments by: 17 Sept 2026

South Hams

Planning Authority Score

6.3/10

Average

#89 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

Land at SX 611 477 Mothecombe Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 146

Statements & assessments 9

Plans & drawings 6

Application forms 2