Sewage Works, Bere Alston, PL20 7BN

2996/24/SCRScreening OpinionAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

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

Proposal

Request for EIA Screening Opinion for proposed works to upgrade an existing sewage treatment works

Received: 13 September 2024
Council: South Hams District Council
Ward: Bere Ferrers

ReceivedReceived13 Sep
ValidatedValidated13 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Sewage Works, Bere Alston, PL20 7BN. South West Devon has handled 817 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 September 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Bere Ferrers. We hold 468 applications in total for the PL20 postcode area.

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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Application details

Postcode: PL20 7BN
Application type: Screening Opinion
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Bere Ferrers
District: West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Development Management Climate Change Environment & Transport Room 120 County Hall Exeter EX2 4QD

Planning decision

Decision: Do not wish to comment

Additional information

Documents: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

World Heritage Site: Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
National Landscape (AONB): Tamar Valley
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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, 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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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.

Source: South West Devon

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