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Land West Of Four Acres, Wildwoods Lane, Marldon

1987/26/PIPPermission In PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 9 September 2026

Council decision: Refusal1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Permission in principle for the proposed development of up to two dwellings

Received
20 July 2026
Ward
Marldon & Littlehempston
  1. Received20 Jul
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.12 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Sep

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land West Of Four Acres, Wildwoods Lane, Marldon. South West Devon has handled 817 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Marldon & Littlehempston.

80% of outline 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 proposal would result in development, which is not well-related to the nearby settlement, with occupants of the proposed dwellings largely reliant on private vehicles to access everyday services and facilities due to the lack of safe pedestrian routes to the village centre. The proposal would therefore conflict with policies SPT1, SPT2, TTV1, TTV2 and DEV29 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan (2014- 2034) and policies S5 and TR3 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Permission In Principle
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Marldon
District
South Hams

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 July 2026
Consultation expiry
12 August 2026
Consultation start
22 July 2026
Consultation end
12 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
PO Box 247 Tavistock PL19 1FJ

Planning decision

Case officer
Charlotte Howrihane

Additional information

Documents
5

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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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