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1 Windmill Avenue Paignton TQ3 1BS

Granted Torbay P/2025/0654 Householder Application

Works: Extension Windows or glazing Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Alterations to include conversion of existing garage to habitable room, increase in height of flat garage roof by approximately 1m, enlargement of raised terrace to rear and installation of 1.8m high timber privacy screen to the Northeast and new steps to rear garden. rear garden, porch extension, changes to windows and doors and blocking up openings.

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0654

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0654
Type
Householder Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Decided
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Preston
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ3 1BS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Received by Torbay

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Buildingcontrol: 26.02804 (Building Work Started)

Who's behind it

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Darren Simner Architecture Agent, an architecture practice

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What this grant of permission means

Torbay granted permission on 20 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

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