Planning application
Land At Higher Woodfield Road Torquay
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Construction of 3-storey 4-bed dwelling with amenity space to front and rear.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0008
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0008
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 7 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Wellswood
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2026
Received by Torbay
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9 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Aspire Planning Solutions Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Crediton
Active · incorporated 2016 · Crediton
18 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 75% granted
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