Planning application
Melba House 62 Bampfylde Road Torquay TQ2 5AY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from guest house (C1) to one residential dwelling (C3).
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0780
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0780
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ2 5AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by Torbay
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
CBA Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Torbay granted permission on 1 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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