Planning application
Tennis Courts At Grid Reference 243483 129316 Avon Lane Westward Ho! Devon
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of proposed lawful development for the renovation and upgrade of an existing hard-surfaced tennis court to provide a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA)
As published by the council, reference 1/0414/2026/CPL
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0414/2026/CPL
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Westward Ho!
- Parish
- Northam
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Torridge
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16 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torridge granted permission on 6 August 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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