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38 Coombe Road Paignton TQ3 2QR

Refused Torbay P/2022/0861 Householder Application

Works: Extension Loft or dormer 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

Two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer roof extension.

As published by the council, reference P/2022/0861

Application record

Reference
P/2022/0861
Type
Householder Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refusal
Received
25 Jul 2022
Validated
25 Jul 2022
Decided
2 Mar 2023
Ward
Preston
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ3 2QR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jul 2022

    Received by Torbay

  2. 2 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Paignton

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Documents

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

9 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 householder applications

How this application type works

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

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