Planning application
Oldway Mansion Oldway Road Paignton TQ3 2TD
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Deconstruction of roof to the West Tower to enable stabilisation works. Reinstatement and restoration works including new structural elements and dormers.
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0789
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0789
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Preston
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ3 2TD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torbay register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2026/0268 Granted
Oldway Mansion Oldway Road Paignton TQ3 2TD
Alterations to lantern roof and adjacent windows.
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P/2025/0691 Withdrawn
Oldway Mansion Oldway Road Paignton TQ3 2TD
Internal and external alterations to support the gym and lantern roofs.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Torbay
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19 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Poynton Bradbury Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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Torbay granted permission on 29 May 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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