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Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS

Awaiting decision Torbay P/2025/0537 Householder Application

Works: Roofing Domestic

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Relates to P/2025/0538

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Removal & replacement of existing pitched roof covering with new natural slate roof covering. Associated refurbishment works to surrounding flat roof areas and chimneys (see accompanying P/2025/0538).

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0537

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0537
Type
Householder Application
Status
Registered
Received
20 Aug 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
Wellswood
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ1 1QS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Torbay register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/2025/0538 Awaiting decision

    Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS

    Removal & replacement of existing pitched roof covering with new natural slate roof covering. Associated refurbishment works to surrounding flat roof areas and chimneys (see accompanying P/2025/0537).

    Submitted 20 Aug 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • AT/2021/0277 Granted

    Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS

    T1 sycamore - dismantle/fell to ground level due to thinning crown because of partial girdling due to phytopthora bleeding canker of the main trunk up to 2m.

    Decided 4 Oct 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2025

    Received by Torbay

  2. 8 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Torbay took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • P/2025/0538 Awaiting decision

    Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS

    Removal & replacement of existing pitched roof covering with new natural slate roof covering. Associated refurbishment works to surrounding flat roof areas and chimneys (see accompanying P/2025/0537).

    Submitted 20 Aug 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • P/2025/0538 Awaiting decision

    Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS

    Removal & replacement of existing pitched roof covering with new natural slate roof covering. Associated refurbishment works to surrounding flat roof areas and chimneys (see accompanying P/2025/0537).

    Submitted 20 Aug 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Documents

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Documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Torbay for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Torbay decided householder applications in a median of 93 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS

    P/2025/0538 Submitted 20 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~2 Dec

    Removal & replacement of existing pitched roof covering with new natural slate roof covering. Associated refurbishment works to surrounding flat roof areas and chimneys (see accompanying P/2025/0537).

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Roofing
  • Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS

    AT/2021/0277 Submitted 5 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    T1 sycamore - dismantle/fell to ground level due to thinning crown because of partial girdling due to phytopthora bleeding canker of the main trunk up to 2m.

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • Wellswood Manor Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS

    P/2025/0809 Submitted 10 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~11 Feb

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    Awaiting decision Telecoms
  • The Palms Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1TS

    AT/2026/0045 Submitted 3 Feb 2026 100 yards away

    T1 and T2 Lawson's Cypress trees fell. Loss of lateral support to trees after the retaining wall failed, demonstrating ongoing site instability. Trees are not visible to the public.

    Granted Trees
  • Lucerne Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1TN

    AT/2026/0264 Submitted 23 Sep 2026 100 yards away

    79% historically approved · decision due ~18 Nov

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  • Holme Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QR

    AT/2024/0264 Submitted 1 Oct 2024 100 yards away

    1 x Dutch Elm located near the bottom of the garden within a small flower bed. The tree is dead.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

In Torbay

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    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Householder
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