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Horse Shoe Barn Cockington Lane Torquay TQ2 6XA

Refused Torbay P/2025/0709 Planning Application

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
Refused As published: 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

  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Received by Torbay

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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XL Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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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.

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