Tor Manor Tor Church Road Torquay TQ2 5UR

1. 1 May 2024

   Received by Torbay

2. 17 May 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Sep 2024

   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 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

• Seascape Hotel 8-10 Tor Church Road Torquay TQ2 5UT

  P/2026/0177 Submitted 23 Mar 2026 72m away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jun

  Conversion and extension of hotel and ancillary garage into 29 residential apartments, including demolition of parts of existing buildings, alterations to the facades of the buildings and accesses, construction of additional residential floorspace above the ancillary garage, parking provision and other associated works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Extension +1
  Major scheme

• Rear Of 18 Lucius Street Torquay TQ2 5UW

  P/2024/0458 Submitted 2 Jul 2024 102m away

  Installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatius.

  Decided Telecoms 3 docs

• 15 Scarborough Road Torquay TQ2 5UJ

  P/2026/0271 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 106m away

  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.

  Withdrawn Full applications
  Domestic

• Hotel Templestowe Tor Church Road Torquay TQ2 5UU

  AT/2021/0281 Submitted 5 Aug 2021 123m away

  to submit a Reg 14 exception for the removal of a suppressed Ash tree located in the grounds of the Templestowe Hotel in Torquay. 14 (1)(a)(ii) in compliance with any obligation imposed by or under an Act of Parliament or so far as may be necessary for the prevention or abatement of a nuisance; Whilst the tree is not immediately dangerous it is implicated in the blocking of main foul drainage for the hotel and currently the drains have to be cleared weekly. It is inevitable that the tree will have to be removed in order to remedy the situation given its location, acute lean and poor form.

  Decided Trees 1 doc

• Church Of St Andrew St Efrides Road Torquay Torbay TQ2 5SG

  AT/2026/0163 Submitted 29 Jun 2026 143m away

  T001 - 1x Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata ?Zebrina?) - Crown lift away from the adjacent building and boundary wall to achieve a minimum clearance of approximately 2.50 metres from the top of the wall, pruning secondary branch growth only back to suitable growth points and the boundary line, or back to the main stem where appropriate, in accordance with BS39982010 Recommendations for Tree Work. Works shall be carried out to provide suitable clearance whilst maintaining a balanced and natural crown form. Individual pruning wounds shall not exceed 50 mm in diameter.

  Decided Trees
  Small domestic

• Church Of St Andrew St Efrides Road Torquay Torbay TQ2 5SG

  AT/2026/0205 Submitted 3 Aug 2026 143m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

  T12 - Port Orford Cedar - Fell to ground level as per QTRA recommendations. T15 - Holm Oak - Reduce canopy by 4m from branch tips as per Tree survey. See attached report for photos and reasons for work.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• P/2026/0412 Granted

  South Devon Magistrates Court Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BP

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing operations undertaken to convert the building to form 14 residential apartments (as approved under P/2022/0969).

  3 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0360 Refused

  479 Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 1HL

  Certificate of lawfulness existing: for building as HMO with 8 bedsits, two kitchens & two bathrooms.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0373 Refused

  Higher Yalberton Farm Yalberton Road Paignton TQ4 7PJ

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing: Retrospective temporary change of use of former agricultural building to ancillary residential accommodation in connection with construction of The Barn, together with installation of solar photovoltaic panels, replacement and insertion of windows and doors, associated operational development, building alterations, engineering works and ancillary development.

  9 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0505 Awaiting decision

  Maycliffe Hotel St Lukes Road North Torquay TQ2 5PD

  Establishment of use of property as hotel.

  11 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0468 Awaiting decision

  Marlow Wheatridge Lane Torquay TQ2 6RA

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use: Construction of garden room to side elevation to include cedar cladding.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development