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Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS

Awaiting decision Torbay P/2025/0538 Listed Building Consent

Works: Roofing

Relates to P/2025/0537

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/2025/0537).

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0538

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0538
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Registered
Received
20 Aug 2025
Validated
7 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/2025/0537 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/2025/0538).

    Submitted 20 Aug 2025 Householder
  • 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. 7 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 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/2025/0537 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/2025/0538).

    Submitted 20 Aug 2025 Householder

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • P/2025/0537 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/2025/0538).

    Submitted 20 Aug 2025 Householder

Documents

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

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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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS

    P/2025/0537 Submitted 20 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~3 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/2025/0538).

    Awaiting decision Householder Roofing
    Domestic
  • 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
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