Great Cotton Farm, Dartmouth, TQ6 0LB

1. 28 Feb 2023

   Received by West Devon

2. 18 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) Certified

3. 23 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

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.

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• Great Cotton Farm, Dartmouth, TQ6 0LB

  0738/23/CLE Submitted 28 Feb 2023 0m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing non-compliance with condition H(use of holiday lets) & use/occupation as separate, independentdwellings, together with the use of land as residential garden

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  2266/25/FUL Submitted 31 Jul 2025 127m away

  Change of use of Mewstone Place from extra care apartments (Class C2) to retirement living apartments (Class C3) with associated communal facilities

  Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling 29 docs

• Land Off Townstal Road Sx 858 508 Townstal Road Dartmouth

  2266/25/FUL Submitted 31 Jul 2025 127m away

  Change of use of Mewstone Place from extra care apartments (Class C2) to retirement living apartments (Class C3) with associated communal facilities

  Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling 29 docs

• Land Off Townstal Road Sx 858 508 Dartmouth

  2675/25/NMM Submitted 9 Sep 2025 127m away

  Non-material minor amendment to planning consent 2622/23/VAR for elevational and internal changes working through the full technical drawings

  Granted Amendments 11 docs

• Land Off Townstal Road Sx 858 508 Dartmouth

  2675/25/NMM Submitted 9 Sep 2025 127m away

  Non-material minor amendment to planning consent 2622/23/VAR for elevational and internal changes working through the full technical drawings

  Granted Amendments 11 docs

• 40 Barton Way Dartmouth TQ6 0FL

  2232/26/FUL Submitted 10 Aug 2026 128m away

  Erection of outbuilding for use as a dog grooming business and office (partially retrospective)

  Decided Full applications 32 docs

• 1726/26/CLE Decided

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  Certificate of lawfulness to confirm lawful commencement of planning permission 3571/21/FUL

  26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 2190/26/CLP Decided

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• 1842/26/CLP Decided

  11 Beach View Crescent Wembury PL9 0HL

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  Certificate of Lawfulness for existing development in respect of non-compliance with condition 7 of planning permission 32/0036/10/F and conditions 3, 5 and 6 of planning permission 32/0774/12/F

  18 Jun 2026 Lawful development