St Edmunds House 25 Sands Road Paignton Devon TQ4 6EG

1. 14 Jun 2012

   Received by Torbay

2. 28 Jun 2012

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Aug 2012

   Decision issued: Approval

4. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• St Edmunds Hotel 25 Sands Road Paignton TQ4 6EG

  P/2025/0768 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 2m away

  Change of use from guest house to dwelling.

  Granted Full applications
  Domestic

• 39 Sands Road Paignton TQ4 6EG

  P/2024/0374 Submitted 3 Jun 2024 88m away

  Temporary supported accommodation for the YMCA (sui generis use) (updated description and plans received 20/09/2024).

  Refused Full applications 42 docs

• 1 St Andrews Road Paignton TQ4 6HA

  P/2026/0135 Submitted 6 Mar 2026 90m away

  Construction of single storey extension to rear.

  Granted Householder Extension
  Small domestic

• 1 St Andrews Road Paignton TQ4 6HA

  P/2025/0805 Submitted 11 Dec 2025 90m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to rear.

  Refused Lawful development Extension
  Small domestic

• 41 Sands Road Paignton TQ4 6EG

  P/2024/0529 Submitted 6 Aug 2024 98m away

  Change of use from use class C1 guest house with owners accommodation to (Sui Generis) large HMO for YMCA supported housing.

  Refused Full applications 37 docs

• 8 Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6ER

  P/2023/0145 Submitted 7 Feb 2023 118m away

  Non Material Amendment to application P/2022/1089. Amendment sought: The development will not result in any increase in impermeable area, therefore no requirement for FRA condition should be applied.

  Granted Amendments 3 docs

• P/2025/0768 Granted

  St Edmunds Hotel 25 Sands Road Paignton TQ4 6EG

  Change of use from guest house to dwelling.

  1 Dec 2025 Full applications
• P/2026/0532 Awaiting decision

  41 Totnes Road Paignton TQ4 5LA

  Change of use from ambulance offices (use class E) to residential institution as adult respite centre (use class C2) to include construction of single storey extension to rear and associated works.

  24 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0271 Withdrawn

  15 Scarborough Road Torquay TQ2 5UJ

  Change of use from C1 (guesthouse) to C4 (six-bed HMO) with no external alterations. Existing self-contained basement flat retained as C3 dwelling. No building works proposed.

  27 Apr 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0512 Awaiting decision

  33A New Road Brixham TQ5 8NB

  Change of use of garage to affordable residential unit. Alterations to fenestration.

  14 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0309 Refused

  The Rosewood 56 Belgrave Road Torquay TQ2 5HY

  Change of use of upper floors of property from C1 (guesthouse) to six-bedroom HMO. Basement and ground floor owner's accommodation remains unchanged. No external alterations.

  11 May 2026 Full applications