Planning application
4 The Elms Devon Road Salcombe TQ8 8HE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of flat as a holiday let
As published by the council, reference 3413/25/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 3413/25/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) Refusal
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Salcombe & Thurlestone
- Parish
- Salcombe
- Postcode
- TQ8 8HE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by South Hams
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8 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) Refusal
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
South Hams refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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