Planning application
Horse Shoe Barn Cockington Lane Torquay TQ2 6XA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from ancillary accommodation to a self-contained dwelling.
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0709
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0709
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Cockington With Chelston
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ2 6XA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Torbay
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4 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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