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Land at Moult Hill, Moult Hill, Salcombe, TQ8 8LF

3518/25/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 12 February 2026

Council decision: Refusal6 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Construction of a new dwelling, including integral garage, access drive and landscaping

Received
1 December 2025
Ward
Salcombe & Thurlestone
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated18 Dec
  3. Consult.29 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Land at Moult Hill, Moult Hill, Salcombe, TQ8 8LF. 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. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 183 applications across Salcombe & Thurlestone. We hold 2,548 applications in total for the TQ8 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 proposal would result in new development within the countryside and does not meet any of the identified circumstances in which such development could be supported in this location. The site is isolated from services and facilities, and future occupants would be heavily reliant on the private car for the majority of their journeys due to the absence of safe or convenient access to public transport, walking, or cycling routes. As a result, the proposal would constitute unsustainable development and would conflict with policies SPT1, SPT2, TTV1, TTV2, and TTV26 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan (2014- 2034).
  2. The proposed development would have an adverse effect upon the character and appearance of the area and would detract from the special qualities of the South Devon National Landscape, which conflicts with policies DEV23 and DEV25 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan (2014- 2034), policies SALC Env1, SALC Env5, SALC Env6 and SALC Env7 of the Salcombe Neighbourhood Development Plan (2018- 2034) and paragraph 189 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2025).
  3. No evidence has been provided to demonstrate that the development requires a coastal location, or of any exceptional circumstances to warrant development in the Undeveloped Coast policy area, contrary to policy DEV24 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan (2014- 2034). Application ref.
  4. The proposed development raises concerns in respect of its detrimental impact on protected trees, and the woodland character of the site, contrary to policies DEV28 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan (2014- 2034) policy SALC Env 7 of the Salcombe Neighbourhood Development Plan (2018- 2034), and paragraph 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2025).
  5. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that a suitable surface water drainage scheme to serve the proposed development can be accommodated, contrary to policy DEV35 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan (2014- 2034) and paragraphs 181, and 182 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2025).
  6. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the development would not have an adverse impact on priority habitats or protected species of wildlife, contrary to policy DEV26 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan (2014- 2034).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TQ8 8LF
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Salcombe
District
South Hams

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 December 2025
Consultation expiry
29 January 2026
Consultation start
8 January 2026
Consultation end
29 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Tetra Tech 20 Farringdon Street LONDON EC4A 4AB

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
29 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
79

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • National Landscape (AONB): South Devon
  • Heritage coast: South Devon
  • 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 Sites, 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 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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