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Torbay Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Torbay Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates711Searchable applications
230Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 381 approved or refused records
81Refused applications
300 approved · 81 refused · 14 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Mar 2025 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 10 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Torbay.gov.uk
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- Planning enquiriesplanning@torbay.gov.ukCouncil source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas2 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- UnknownAT/2026/0142
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4 Alexandra Terrace Mill Lane Torquay TQ2 5AL
Received 27 May 2026 - RegisteredP/2026/0344
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed: Construction of single storey rear extension.
1 Strawberry Meadows Paignton Torbay TQ4 7UF
Received 27 May 2026 - RegisteredP/2026/0346
Construction of extension to rear.
83 Chestnut Drive Brixham TQ5 0DE
Received 28 May 2026 - DecidedP/2026/0347
Conversion and enlargement of existing attached carport to principal (south east) elevation of host dwelling, including increasing roof height.
14 Bishops Rise Torquay TQ1 2PJ
Received 28 May 2026 - UnknownAT/2026/0143
I am applying to remove one large Eucalyptus nitens. This tree is growing close to the boundary with Suncourt about half-way between the highway and the house. It is in the region of 20m in height.GeneralThe garden has been carefully designed and has been noted for the variety and quality of its plants. The area around the tree is tightly planted with trees (as can be see from Drawing_01) including the following: Gleditsia triacanthos, Magnolia officinalis var biloba, Phoenix canariensis, Magnolia grandiflora, Catalpa bignionoides 'Aurea', . All these are large including the P. canariensis. There is a smaller Butia capitata and a Cornus cousa further away. In addition there are large shrubs including a Japanese maple, Tetrapanax, Viburnum and Camellia Glycerinia as a windbreak, Pseudopanax ferox as well as countless Trachycarpus fortunei. There is a large plane tree in the highway which largely screens these plantings from the roadway, especially during summer. Reasons for works1. In common with other Eucalyptus which I have had growing in the garden and which have quite rapidly died, this tree has a large scar on its western side. The dimensions of the scar are about 1300mm by 150mm (at the widest). The inner wood is fully exposed, is soft and is discoloured. This defect is not apparent from the eastern (our) side of the tree. I have been advised that this tree will probably not survive more than another year or two. It may be relevant that a much smaller neighbouring Eucalyptus niphophila has recently fully died. 2. My neighbour in Suncourt has been telling me that he is concerned that the tree is growing too close to his boundary wall and large paved area which he fears may be damaged by its shallow roots.3. My main concern is that the tree - given its height and exposure to winds in the Meadfoot Valley - now poses a risk by falling either onto the Southern Comfort driveway or onto the Suncourt one. It is thus constitutes a danger to persons
Southern Comfort Meadfoot Sea Road Torquay TQ1 2LQ
Received 28 May 2026 - RegisteredP/2026/0348
Formation of single storey side extension.
Primrose Lodge Higher Warborough Road Brixham TQ5 0PF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/2026/0350
Works to form new pedestrian footbridge near zoo entrance with associated path alterations.
Paignton Zoo Environment Park Totnes Road Paignton TQ4 7EU
Received 1 Jun 2026 - UnknownP/2026/0351
Installation of 11m pole and associated apparatus.
Land Adjacent To 103 Torridge Avenue Torquay TQ2 7NB
Received 27 May 2026 - DecidedP/2026/0352
Construction of double garage to the front curtilage.
49 Long Wools Paignton TQ4 6HU
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/2026/0353
Installation of mast, antennas, dishes, cabinets and all ancillary development.
Consented Telecommunications Site Walls Hill Road Car Park Walls Hill Road Babbacombe Torquay TQ1 3SX
Received 1 Jun 2026 - RegisteredP/2026/0354
Formation of single-storey rear extension.
20 Edinburgh Road Brixham TQ5 9PH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedAT/2026/0144
5 day notice - to remove dead poplar (T1) and replace with Sorbus aucuparia
Ilsham House Asheldon Road Torquay TQ1 2QU
Received 2 Jun 2026 - RegisteredP/2026/0355
Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use: Establishment of dwelling as two bedroom bungalow with attached lower ground floor one bedroom annex.
13 Marlowe Close Torquay TQ2 6DQ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/2026/0356
Formation of off-grid single-storey, two-bedroom, self-contained ancillary accommodation with solar panels. Installation of solar panels on host dwelling and resurfacing of existing gated site access off Seaway Lane with block paving.
White Gables Seaway Lane Torquay TQ2 6PS
Received 2 Jun 2026 - RegisteredP/2026/0357
Change of exterior signage. Internal works to include boarding and plastering to ceiling, replacing suspended polystyrene one. One small partition wall removed, and another added to rearrange toilets. (see accompanying Planning application P/2026/0111).
Ladbrokes 1 Vaughan Parade Torquay TQ2 5EG
Received 2 Jun 2026 - UnknownAT/2026/0145
Silver birch tree front of our property.
2 High Grove Sunbury Hill Torquay TQ1 3ED
Received 3 Jun 2026 - UnknownP/2026/0359
Installation of electronic communications apparatus, including removal of 3 x antenna, installation of 6 x replacement antenna and ancillary radio equipment onto new support poles at existing lattice mast.
Arq-Beacon Hill (Torbay) Nr. Totnes Road Marldon Paignton TQ3 1RT
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/2026/0360
Certificate of lawfulness existing: for building as HMO with 8 bedsits, two kitchens & two bathrooms.
479 Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 1HL
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/2026/0361
Change of use from agricultural barn to four bedroom dwelling and associated works to include access track, parking, cycle / bin storage and solar panels.
Barn At Peach Cottage Blagdon Road Paignton TQ3 3YF
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedAT/2026/0146
Because of the extreme height of the tree and being situated on a bank at the rear of my garden I am requesting 50% trimming of height after visit from a tree surgeon.It is an Oak tree with 3 large branches off the trunk.The area on the bank has very strong winds and very concerned as it has grown a lot since the 5 years I have been here and seems much higher than neighbouring trees. If it fell would land on my conservatory and probably roof of the house. I am happy for you to come and view it.reduction of 3 branches from main crown to 50% above ground level, to provide sufficient clearance to property.
10 Gainsborough Close Torquay TQ1 2SB
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/2026/0362
Demolition of garage and outbuilding and construction of side extension, the blocking up of the existing driveway and the installation of driveway and vehicle access.
6 Linacre Road Torquay TQ2 8LE
Received 5 Jun 2026 - RegisteredP/2026/0365
Conversion of the existing garage with the insertion of Velux windows to front (NE) and rear (SE), replacement of conservatory with a single storey extension to rear (SE) and construction of retaining wall to rear (SE).
130 Exe Hill Torquay TQ2 7RG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - RegisteredP/2026/0366
Construction of side extension (S elevation) at ground floor level, above existing lower ground floor level extension, including pitched roof continuous with existing main roof at rear. Materials and finishes to match existing.
184 Northfields Lane Brixham TQ5 8RD
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedP/2026/0367
Extension to existing balcony on southern (rear) elevation.
Coridon House Petitor Road Torquay TQ1 4QF
Received 8 Jun 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Torbay Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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