Planning application
5 Manor Road Paignton TQ3 2HT
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
Establishment of use of property as HMO for X 14 units.
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0663
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0663
- Type
- Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Split Decision
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 10 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Preston
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ3 2HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 2025
Received by Torbay
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10 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Split Decision
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Aspire Planning Solutions Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Crediton
Active · incorporated 2016 · Crediton
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 79% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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