45 Long Wools Paignton TQ4 6HU

1. 18 Nov 2025

   Received by Torbay

2. 20 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 14 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Approval

4. 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

• 58 Brunel Road Paignton TQ4 6HW

  P/2021/0552 Submitted 10 May 2021 80m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to side.

  Refused Lawful development Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 54 Brunel Road Paignton TQ4 6HW

  P/2021/0596 Submitted 18 May 2021 93m away

  Extension of porch with replacement pitched roof design, new door and glazing.

  Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 49 Long Wools Paignton TQ4 6HU

  P/2026/0352 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 118m away

  Construction of double garage to the front curtilage.

  Refused Householder
  Domestic

• 33 Brunel Road Paignton TQ4 6HW

  P/2021/0324 Submitted 18 Mar 2021 168m away

  Raise ridge height to form loft conversion.

  Refused Householder Loft or dormer Roofing 10 docs
  Domestic

• 8 Stone Park Paignton TQ4 6HT

  P/2024/0439 Submitted 1 Jul 2024 225m away

  Demolition of Conservatory and formation of extension to rear.

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 17 docs
  Small domestic

• Pensilva Bascombe Road Brixham TQ5 0JW

  AT/2024/0213 Submitted 12 Aug 2024 270m away

  T1 Sycamore- crownlift, T2 Chestnut- crownlift. Both trees want crownlifting to approx 5m to allow traffic below to pass easier and to also allow more light into garden.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 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