Planning application
3413/25/CLE
4 The Elms Devon Road Salcombe TQ8 8HE
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of flat as a holiday let
As published by the council, reference 3413/25/CLE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
19 Nov 2025
Received by South Hams
-
8 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) Refusal
-
21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
2782/24/FUL Granted
Lower Flat 2 Cliftonville Devon Road Salcombe TQ8 8HB
Landscaping works incl creation of garden store with extended terrace over
-
2782/24/FUL Granted
Lower Flat 2 Cliftonville Devon Road Salcombe TQ8 8HB
Landscaping works incl creation of garden store with extended terrace over
-
3406/24/TCA Granted
1 Mount Knowle Knowle Road Salcombe TQ8 8HY
T1: Holly - fell. Tree is self seeded, low amenity value and causing damage to the stone wall that it is growing out from.
-
3406/24/TCA Granted
1 Mount Knowle Knowle Road Salcombe TQ8 8HY
T1: Holly - fell. Tree is self seeded, low amenity value and causing damage to the stone wall that it is growing out from.
-
2512/25/TCA Granted
Mew Stone West Allenhayes Road Salcombe TQ8 8HU
T1: Paper Birch - Reduce overall crown by 0.5m to maintain a size suitable for the vicinity
-
2511/25/TCA Granted
Mew Stone East Allenhayes Road Salcombe TQ8 8HU
G1: Black Pines - Fell, a very poor choice for planting in such a confined garden. The 10 Pines have not been maintained in the last 5 years and are now causing damage to the boundary wall they were planted too close to, and will soon start to damage the wall of the small raised beds they were planted in. They will be replaced with more a suitable species, that will be correctly maintained. G2: Black Pines - Fell the 2 most southerly trees in a group of 7, the 2 to be removed are planted too close to the edge of a very tall raised beds and will soon start to damage the wall of the bed & G3: Black Pines - Fell the 2 most southerly trees in a group of 8, a very poor choice for such a small space, and they have not been maintained
Other lawful development applications
In South Hams
-
1468/26/CLE Decided
Land at SX 705 570 (Newbrook) Ugborough
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of building as C3 dwelling
-
1547/26/CLE Decided
Coach House Flat 2, Old Postern, Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EA
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as an educational space
-
1739/26/CLP Decided
11 Willsworthy Drive Tavistock PL19 0FP
Erection of summerhouse in back garden
-
1437/26/CLE Decided
Land At Sx 779 469 Coles Cross East Allington
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of site for storage of plant and equipment (sui generis)
-
1713/26/CLP Decided
Banksia Silverhill Malborough TQ7 3RS
Certificate of lawfulness for installation of solar panels on the roof with associated battery sited within the garage