26 Southway Lane Widewell Plymouth PL6 7DJ
Refused on 10 July 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Required & Refused1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Single-storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 4.7m, has a maximum height of 2.9m, and has an eaves height of 2.9m
- Received
- 25 March 2026
- Council
- Plymouth City Council
- Ward
- SOUTHWAY
- ReceivedReceived25 Mar
- ValidatedValidated2 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided10 Jul
Decided in 38 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 26 Southway Lane Widewell Plymouth PL6 7DJ. Plymouth has handled 2,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 11 days quicker than Plymouth's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across SOUTHWAY. We hold 306 applications in total for the PL6 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- CONDITION: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED The proposals do not comply with the requirements of Class A of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 with specific reference to paragraphs A.1 (ja). The previously approved extensions under permissions 89/00414/FUL and 24/01190/FUL are considered to constitute existing enlargements to the original dwellinghouse. When taken together with the proposed development, the cumulative extent of enlargement exceeds the limitations set out in sub- paragraphs A.1(e) to (j). As such, the proposal does not comply with permitted development rights and prior approval is refused.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- PL6 7DJ
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Libby Hyndman
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202613 Aug
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ApprovedApplication26/01147/FUL - 202615 Jan
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ApprovedNon-material amendment25/00985/AMD
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