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81 Brantwood Drive Paignton TQ4 5HY

Refused Torbay P/2020/0269 Cert. of Lawfulness - Proposed

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Alteration and extension to include single storey extensions to front and rear.

As published by the council, reference P/2020/0269

Application record

Reference
P/2020/0269
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness - Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refusal
Received
6 Mar 2020
Validated
10 Jul 2020
Decided
13 Aug 2020
Ward
Goodrington With Roselands
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ4 5HY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2020

    Received by Torbay

  2. 10 Jul 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Aug 2020

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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