Planning application
4 Warefield Road Paignton TQ3 2BH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from C4 (Small House in Multiple Occupation) to Sui Generis (Large HMO).
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0134
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0134
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Roundham With Hyde
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ3 2BH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Torbay
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6 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Torbay took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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CWJ Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
32 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 83% granted
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