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Oak Tree Cottage, Weirfields, Totnes, TQ9 5JS

0440/23/HHOHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Proposal

Householder application for proposed first floor extension, refurbishment works, garden store & solar panels

Received
6 February 2023
Decided
21 June 2023 · Refusal
Ward
Totnes
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
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  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated8 Mar
  3. Consult.4 May
  4. Target7 Jun
  5. Decided21 Jun

Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South West Devon89% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for an extension at Oak Tree Cottage, Weirfields, Totnes, TQ9 5JS. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 135 days, 11 weeks longer than South West Devon's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Totnes. We hold 2,937 applications in total for the TQ9 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
0440/23/HHO
Address
Oak Tree Cottage, Weirfields, Totnes, TQ9 5JS
Postcode
TQ9 5JS
Local Authority
South West Devon
Application Type
Householder Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Refused
Ward
Totnes
Parish
Totnes
District
South Hams

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
5 Station Yard Ashburton TQ13 7EF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
6 February 2023
Consultation Expiry
4 May 2023
Target Decision Date
7 June 2023
Date Decided
21 June 2023
Date Validated
8 March 2023
Date Submitted
6 February 2023
Consultation End
4 May 2023
Last Date for Comments
4 May 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
4 May 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
37
Coordinates
50.436375, -3.690252
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South West Devon

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Planning constraints

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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