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Cherry Tree Wood Newton Road Totnes

Awaiting decision West Devon 1238/26/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a single independent dwellinghouse for a period in excess of four years

As published by the council, reference 1238/26/CLE

Application record

Reference
1238/26/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use
Status
Under Consideration
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Totnes
Parish
Totnes

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2026

    Received by West Devon

  2. 23 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Within Consultation Period.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Devon took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Devon decided lawful development applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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