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13 Oakwood Drive Modbury PL21 0RY

0530/26/HHOHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 15 April 2026

Council decision: Refusal1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Householder application for attic conversion with new front and rear dormers

Received
25 February 2026
Ward
Charterlands
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.6 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Apr

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 13 Oakwood Drive Modbury PL21 0RY. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Charterlands. We hold 1,259 applications in total for the PL21 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 proposed dormer windows, whilst maintaining the materials palette of the existing dwelling, are of poor design, dominating the existing dwelling by virtue of their bulk, dominance and scale. Furthermore, there are no other dormer extensions to either the front or rear of dwellings in the existing development, and the proposal would lead to the erosion of the character of the street scene. The proposal is inconsistent with the guidance provided in paragraphs 13.49 to 13.51 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan Supplementary Planning Document (2020) and overall the proposal is considered contrary to the provisions of DEV20 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034. It is also inconsistent with Policy MNP1 of the Modbury Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2034. The proposal is also contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework which directs that significant weight should be given to development which reflects local design policies and government guidance on design, taking into account any local design guidance and supplementary planning documents. Paragraph 139 states that "development that is not well designed should be refused, especially where it fails to reflect local design policies and government guidance on design, taking into account any local design guidance and supplementary planning documents". Application ref.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PL21 0RY
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Modbury
District
South Hams

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2026
Consultation expiry
6 April 2026
Consultation start
2 March 2026
Consultation end
6 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Cart Barn 5 Coleridge Barns Chillington TQ7 2HR

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 2026-11-03. 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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