Osborne House Meadfoot Sea Road Torquay TQ1 2LQ

1. 5 Aug 2024

   Received by Torbay

2. 13 Aug 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Oct 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.

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.

More on householder applications in our guide

• Southern Comfort Meadfoot Sea Road Torquay TQ1 2LQ

  AT/2026/0143 Submitted 28 May 2026 50m away

  I am applying to remove one large Eucalyptus nitens. This tree is growing close to the boundary with Suncourt about half-way between the highway and the house. It is in the region of 20m in height. General The garden has been carefully designed and has been noted for the variety and quality of its plants. The area around the tree is tightly planted with trees (as can be see from Drawing_01) including the following: Gleditsia triacanthos, Magnolia officinalis var biloba, Phoenix canariensis, Magnolia grandiflora, Catalpa bignionoides 'Aurea', . All these are large including the P. canariensis. There is a smaller Butia capitata and a Cornus cousa further away. In addition there are large shrubs including a Japanese maple, Tetrapanax, Viburnum and Camellia Glycerinia as a windbreak, Pseudopanax ferox as well as countless Trachycarpus fortunei. There is a large plane tree in the highway which largely screens these plantings from the roadway, especially during summer. Reasons for works 1. In common with other Eucalyptus which I have had growing in the garden and which have quite rapidly died, this tree has a large scar on its western side. The dimensions of the scar are about 1300mm by 150mm (at the widest). The inner wood is fully exposed, is soft and is discoloured. This defect is not apparent from the eastern (our) side of the tree. I have been advised that this tree will probably not survive more than another year or two. It may be relevant that a much smaller neighbouring Eucalyptus niphophila has recently fully died. 2. My neighbour in Suncourt has been telling me that he is concerned that the tree is growing too close to his boundary wall and large paved area which he fears may be damaged by its shallow roots. 3. My main concern is that the tree - given its height and exposure to winds in the Meadfoot Valley - now poses a risk by falling either onto the Southern Comfort driveway or onto the Suncourt one. It is thus constitutes a danger to persons

  Decided Trees
  Small domestic

• Southern Comfort Meadfoot Sea Road Torquay TQ1 2LQ

  AT/2021/0054 Submitted 9 Feb 2021 50m away

  Eucalyptus niphophila, dead, replacement not required

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Singleton Gardens Meadfoot Sea Road Torquay TQ1 2LQ

  P/2025/0612 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 52m away

  Construction of 7 residential apartments, plus landscaping, parking, access and associated works. (Revised site location plan and application form received)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling

• Singleton Gardens Meadfoot Sea Road Torquay TQ1 2LQ

  AT/2024/0216 Submitted 14 Aug 2024 53m away

  T1 Damaged Mimosa through high winds to be removed T5 Apple Tree which is dying to be cut down T6 Apple Tree which is dead to be cut down Shrubs to be removed next to T10 location.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• Meadville Meadfoot Sea Road Torquay TQ1 2LQ

  AT/2021/0259 Submitted 26 Jul 2021 88m away

  5 DAY NOTICE - A co dominate stem Monterey pine has failed onto the roof of a 3 storey block of flats and is balanced between the failed union and the roof. Please see photo attached. Intend to remove failed stems Monday Morning with crane on-site.

  Decided Trees 2 docs

• Wentworth Lincombe Drive Torquay TQ1 2LU

  AT/2026/0201 Submitted 30 Jul 2026 94m away

  T1: Rear Garden Area: 1x Cedar: Sectional fell to fence height. Tree has had no signs of life this entire growing season, entire canopy is brown with no green at all. All pruning cuts to be made at suitable growth points. All works carried out to BS 3998:2010 Tree Work Recommendations. Remove all cut material from site & return to a Teign Trees depot for recycling, leaving the area safe, clean & tidy.

  Granted Trees
  Small domestic

• P/2026/0153 Withdrawn

  15 Mount Road Brixham TQ5 9SA

  Formation of flat roof first floor extension over existing extension at rear to include a juliet balcony.

  13 Mar 2026 Householder
• P/2025/0680 Granted

  12 Maple Road Brixham TQ5 0DG

  Single storey side extension (void below). New rear balcony with glass balustrading and new access steps to garden. New patio doors to rear, door replaced with window on SE elevation and new window on SW elevation.

  27 Oct 2025 Householder
• P/2026/0305 Granted

  39 Primley Park Paignton TQ3 3JS

  Construction of lower ground floor rear extension with roof terrace, lower ground floor pitched rear garden room and replacement of ground floor single storey side extension.

  8 May 2026 Householder
• P/2026/0405 Refused

  37 Kingsway Avenue Paignton TQ4 7AA

  Construction of single storey extension on front elevation (SW).

  26 Jun 2026 Householder
• P/2026/0230 Granted

  18 Thorne Park Road Torquay TQ2 6RX

  Construction of single storey combined side and rear extension.

  10 Apr 2026 Householder