Planning application
Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS
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.
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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).
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by Torbay
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7 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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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).
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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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).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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