Essfay Guestland Road Torquay TQ1 3NN

1. 9 Oct 2024

   Received by Torbay

2. 12 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Approval

3. 23 Aug 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

• 10 York Crescent Torquay TQ1 3SH

  P/2023/0141 Submitted 10 Feb 2023 57m away

  Two-storey side extension, new access steps to rear and additional parking

  Granted Householder Extension 15 docs
  Domestic

• Stanley Court Stanley Road Torquay TQ1 3JJ

  AT/2026/0198 Submitted 29 Jul 2026 82m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  T2 Spruce, height to be reduced by 2.5m. eastern, southern, and western aspects of the canopy, to have branches shortened by 1.5m to balance, where tree being suppressed by neighboring Monterey cypress. pre pruning dimensions: h. 16m w. 8m post pruning dimensions: h. 13.5m w. 6.5m

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 8 Furrough Cross Torquay TQ1 3SE

  P/2021/0597 Submitted 23 Apr 2021 106m away

  Formation of first floor extension to rear over existing flat roof.

  Refused Householder Extension 14 docs
  Domestic

• 31 Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 3SB

  P/2026/0436 Submitted 13 Jul 2026 140m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct

  Installation of 1 x illuminated fascia sign with integrated projecting hologram display (Retrospective).

  Awaiting decision Advertising

• Seabury Hotel 11 Manor Road Torquay TQ1 3JX

  P/2026/0118 Submitted 27 Feb 2026 141m away

  Variation of condition in relation to P/2023/0721 (Demolition of existing hotel building and erection of 14 residential apartments, and associated parking and landscaping.): Condition P1 - (approved plans). Variation sought: amendments to scheme, including simplification of elevations and roof form, reduction in visual complexity and articulation, reposition of cycle storage, adjusted parking layout & revised apartment layouts.

  Granted Amendments New dwelling Demolition
  Major scheme

• Castle Court Cary Park Torquay TQ1 3NE

  AT/2026/0007 Submitted 7 Jan 2026 151m away

  TRQY039- Birch Tree: to crown raise to 3m to allow for pedestrian access under crown

  Granted Trees

• 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