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20 Trescote Way Bridestowe EX20 4QB

3240/25/HHOHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 16 March 2026

Council decision: Refusal1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Householder application for a raised single storey extension over existing platform

Received
31 October 2025
Ward
Bridestowe
  1. Received31 Oct
  2. Validated21 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 20 Trescote Way Bridestowe EX20 4QB. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 11 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. We hold 964 applications in total for the EX20 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 raised single storey extension over existing platform would result in an intensification of use compared to the current occasional, seasonal use of the existing seating area. The incorporation of a large floor to ceiling window to the west elevation would result in an unacceptable increase in the level of perceived over-looking and loss of privacy. As such the proposal is contrary to policy DEV1 of the Plymouth & Southwest Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
EX20 4QB
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sourton
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 January 2026
Consultation expiry
26 February 2026
Consultation start
22 January 2026
Consultation end
26 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
PRISM ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
Andrews Way Hatt PL12 6PE

Planning decision

Case officer
Nicola Glanville

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
26 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
25

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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