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50 Abbey Road Torquay TQ2 5NH

Refused Torbay P/2025/0574 Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing: use as 5no. self-contained flats (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0574

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0574
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
8 Sep 2025
Validated
8 Sep 2025
Decided
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Tormohun
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ2 5NH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2025

    Received by Torbay

  2. 31 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: AP/2026/0013 (Appeal In Progress)

Who's behind it

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Base Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Teignmouth

Active · incorporated 2022 · Teignmouth

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Documents

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What this refusal means

Torbay refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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