These web pages provide information on the development plan for the South Hams. This is made up of the South Hams Local Development Framework, saved policies of the Local Plan and the Regional Spatial Strategy.

The development plan guides and informs day to day decisions as to whether or not planning permission should be granted and is a principal tool for the Council's exercise of its development control function. In order to ensure that decisions are rational and consistent, they must be considered against the development plan and other material factors.