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The Stables Lower Hill Farm Road Past Lower Hill Farm Lamerton PL19 8RR

0387/26/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 5 June 2026

Council decision: Refusal3 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Redevelopment of the agricultural barn/stables to one dwelling, in lieu of a Class Q change of use (4033/24/PDM), plus creation of new access & the change of use of the surrounding land to garden together with associated works

Received
11 February 2026
Ward
Milton Ford
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 100 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Stables Lower Hill Farm Road Past Lower Hill Farm Lamerton PL19 8RR. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 8 weeks longer than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Milton Ford. We hold 827 applications in total for the PL19 postcode area.

89% of full applications at South Hams District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The application would not result in a better quality outcome than the existing Class Q fallback scheme by reason of its scale, design and scheme of fenestration, represents poor architectural composition that would appear incongruous within its former agricultural setting that would be harmful to the wider setting of the Grade II Listed Lower Hill Farmhouse. The application is therefore contrary to the provisions of DEV20, DEV21 and DEV23 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034.
  2. The scale of the domestic garden area is excessive for the size of the dwelling proposed and is likely to result in the siting of domestic paraphernalia over a wider area which is considered visually harmful within the open countryside and setting of the Grade II Listed Lower Hill Farmhouse, contrary to the provisions of TTV26, DEV20 and DEV23 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034. Application ref.
  3. The site falls within the 12.3km Zone of Influence where new residential development will have a recreational impact on the Tamar European Marine Site (comprising the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries SAC and Tamar Estuaries Complex SPA). No mitigation has been provided and therefore the proposed development will have an adverse impact on the integrity of the designated European sites contrary to the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, policies DEV26 and DEL1 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan (2014-2034) and paragraph 193 (a) of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PL19 8RR
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lamerton
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2026
Consultation expiry
16 April 2026
Consultation start
13 March 2026
Consultation end
16 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Roseland House 19 Culver Road Saltash Cornwall PL12 4DR

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
16 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
58

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South West Devon

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