Priory Cottages Beach Road Paignton TQ4 6AY

1. 1 Dec 2025

   Received by Torbay

2. 12 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Jun 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

• 4 Berry Square Kernou Road Paignton TQ4 6AZ

  P/2021/0653 Submitted 11 May 2021 33m away

  Change of use from guest house to dwelling.

  Granted Full applications 8 docs
  Domestic

• Priory Towers Hotel 21 Esplanade Road Paignton TQ4 6BE

  P/2022/1325 Submitted 9 Dec 2022 36m away

  Establishment of use of flats 1,2,3,4,5,10,11,12 and 14 as residential properties.

  Granted Lawful development New dwelling 14 docs

• 2 Beach Road Paignton TQ4 6AY

  P/2025/0272 Submitted 9 May 2025 42m away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~19 Aug

  Internal alterations to increase existing HMO from 8 to 12 Bedrooms.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• Squires Restaurant 71 Torbay Road Paignton TQ4 6AJ

  P/2026/0045 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 103m away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul

  Change of use of property from cafe/restaurant (Class E) to Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis).

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• 12 Garfield Road Paignton TQ4 6AU

  P/2026/0382 Submitted 12 Jun 2026 126m away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep

  Change of use from guest house to residential dwelling.

  Awaiting decision Full applications
  Domestic

• 1 Garfield Road Paignton TQ4 6AU

  P/2023/0083 Submitted 25 Jan 2023 143m away

  Construction of integral bin store, alterations to rear and side extensions of Flat 2, part retrospective

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 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