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Priory Towers Hotel 21 Esplanade Road Paignton TQ4 6BE

Granted Torbay P/2022/1325 Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Establishment of use of flats 1,2,3,4,5,10,11,12 and 14 as residential properties.

As published by the council, reference P/2022/1325

Application record

Reference
P/2022/1325
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Approval
Received
9 Dec 2022
Validated
16 Dec 2022
Decided
2 Feb 2023
Ward
Roundham With Hyde
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ4 6BE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2022

    Received by Torbay

  2. 16 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file

2 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

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.

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In Torbay

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  • P/2026/0373 Refused

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  • P/2026/0505 Awaiting decision

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  • P/2026/0468 Awaiting decision

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