Planning application
Secmaton Farm Secmaton Lane Dawlish Devon EX7 0LW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness to establish implementation of Planning Permission 21/02674/MAJ (Erection of 201 dwellings, open space, landscaping, allotments and associated infrastructure) in compliance with condition 1
As published by the council, reference 25/01996/CLDE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01996/CLDE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
- Status
- Allowed
- Decision
- CERT LAWFUL USE EXIST/PROP APPROVED
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Dawlish North East
- Parish
- DAWLISH
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX7 0LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Teignbridge
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: CERT LAWFUL USE EXIST/PROP APPROVED
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Teignbridge granted permission on 23 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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