17 Knapp Park Road Paignton TQ4 7LA

1. 10 Sep 2025

   Received by Torbay

2. 26 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Approval

3. 12 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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 142 Dartmouth Road Paignton TQ4 6NE

  P/2021/0049 Submitted 14 Jan 2021 58m away

  Single storey extension with pitched roof and cedral cladding to rear.

  Granted Householder Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• St Georges Church Barn Road Paignton

  AT/2022/0324 Submitted 28 Nov 2022 119m away

  Elm (T1) - 2.5 meters length reduction on the first order branch only on the north aspect of the tree. The reason is constantly parked cars under the tree and asymmetrical crown due to neighbouring trees.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 119A Dartmouth Road Paignton TQ4 6NF

  P/2022/1339 Submitted 14 Dec 2022 128m away

  New shop frontage

  Granted Full applications 7 docs

• 4 Horseshoe Bend Paignton Devon TQ4 6NH

  P/2011/1155 Submitted 19 Oct 2011 182m away

  Alteration to previous approval P/2011/0354/PA to omit single conservatory from rear of unit 1 and construct a combined conservatory to serves units 1 and 2

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

• 143 Dartmouth Road Paignton TQ4 6NW

  P/2024/0530 Submitted 6 Aug 2024 193m away

  Single storey rear extension with flat roof and velux rooflight to replace conservatory.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 24 Horseshoe Bend Paignton TQ4 6NH

  P/2023/0032 Submitted 12 Jan 2023 214m away

  Formation of side extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Domestic

• P/2026/0412 Granted

  South Devon Magistrates Court Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BP

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing operations undertaken to convert the building to form 14 residential apartments (as approved under P/2022/0969).

  3 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0360 Refused

  479 Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 1HL

  Certificate of lawfulness existing: for building as HMO with 8 bedsits, two kitchens & two bathrooms.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0373 Refused

  Higher Yalberton Farm Yalberton Road Paignton TQ4 7PJ

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing: Retrospective temporary change of use of former agricultural building to ancillary residential accommodation in connection with construction of The Barn, together with installation of solar photovoltaic panels, replacement and insertion of windows and doors, associated operational development, building alterations, engineering works and ancillary development.

  9 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0505 Awaiting decision

  Maycliffe Hotel St Lukes Road North Torquay TQ2 5PD

  Establishment of use of property as hotel.

  11 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0468 Awaiting decision

  Marlow Wheatridge Lane Torquay TQ2 6RA

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use: Construction of garden room to side elevation to include cedar cladding.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development