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Black Torrs Chapel Road Yealmpton PL8 2LZ

3688/25/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 2 April 2026

Council decision: Conditional Approval10 conditions

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling & erection of replacement dwelling

Received
17 December 2025
Ward
Newton & Yealmpton
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated20 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Apr

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Black Torrs Chapel Road Yealmpton PL8 2LZ. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 106 days, 7 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 104 applications across Newton & Yealmpton. We hold 113 applications in total for the PL8 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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Application details

Postcode
PL8 2LZ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Yealmpton
District
South Hams

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 January 2026
Consultation expiry
26 February 2026
Consultation start
20 January 2026
Consultation end
26 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Twilights 25 Millands Lane Kilve, Bridgwater TA5 1ED

Planning decision

Case officer
Richard Geary

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
26 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
43

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
  • 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 (21)

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, 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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