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Land at SX 538 914, Sourton

1446/23/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 7 July 2023

Council decision: Refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of building from agricultural to commercial

Received
25 April 2023
Ward
Bridestowe
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated25 Apr
  3. Consult.15 Jun
  4. Target7 Jul
  5. Decided7 Jul

Decided in 73 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land at SX 538 914, Sourton. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than South West Devon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Bridestowe.

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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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Sourton
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 April 2023
Consultation expiry
15 June 2023
Consultation end
15 June 2023
Last date for comments
15 June 2023
Target decision date
7 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
49 Bannawell Street Tavistock PL19 0DP

Planning decision

Statutory period
73 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
15 June 2023

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    30 Apr

    Change of use of building from agricultural to commercial

    RefusedFull Planning Application1422/24/FUL

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