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56 Barewell Road Torquay TQ1 4PA

Refused Torbay P/2025/0736 Householder Application

Works: Loft or dormer Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Loft conversion, including rooflights & rear dormer with roof terrace.

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0736

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0736
Type
Householder Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refusal
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
28 Nov 2025
Decided
25 Feb 2026
Ward
St Marychurch
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ1 4PA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by Torbay

  2. 28 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 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.

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What 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 householder applications

How this application type works

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

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