175 Lymington Road Torquay TQ1 4BA

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

• P/2025/0797 Granted

  175 Lymington Road Torquay TQ1 4BA

  Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use: establish use of house as HMO for six residents.

  Decided 3 Mar 2026 Lawful development

1. 12 Mar 2026

   Received by Torbay

2. 24 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Refusal

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Appeal: AP/2026/0025 (Appeal In Progress)

Torbay refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 175 Lymington Road Torquay TQ1 4BA

  P/2025/0797 Submitted 10 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use: establish use of house as HMO for six residents.

  Granted Lawful development

• 177 Lymington Road Torquay TQ1 4BA

  P/2021/0342 Submitted 24 Mar 2021 50 yards away

  Change of Use from 7 bed HMO to 2 bed maisonette & 1 ground floor flat.

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• Ground Floor 18 Upton Hill Torquay TQ1 3EW

  P/2021/0712 Submitted 26 May 2021 50 yards away

  Change of Use from Domestic Storage to Flat.

  Refused Full applications 12 docs

• 5 St James Road Torquay TQ1 4AZ

  P/2021/0383 Submitted 31 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  First floor rear extension over existing flat roof.

  Granted Householder Extension 13 docs
  Domestic

• Coach Station Lymington Road Torquay TQ1 4BD

  P/2025/0653 Submitted 13 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  Variation of condition in relation to P/2021/0765 (Demolition of existing coach station building, cafe and toilets and creation of 5 new commercial light industrial units (Use Classes E(g) and E(c). Erection of public toilet, 3 new coach bays and associated public realm (as amended)): Condition 17 - (Hours of delivery). Variation sought: To allow deliveries between hours of 07:00 and 22:00 Monday to Saturday, and deliveries not permitted on Sundays and Bank Holidays; amendment to Condition P1 (remediation of anomalies).

  Granted Amendments Demolition

• Coach Station Lymington Road Torquay TQ1 4BD

  P/2023/0333 Submitted 13 Apr 2023 100 yards away

  Non-Material Amendment relating to application P/2021/0765. Amendment sought: Minor adjustments to floorplate, roof angles, ridge heights and eaves heights.

  Granted Amendments 14 docs

• P/2026/0415 Refused

  Badgers Run Heath Road Brixham TQ5 9AU

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed: formation of garden room in rear garden.

  Received 6 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0564 Awaiting decision

  30 Lutyens Drive Paignton TQ3 3LA

  Alterations to existing conservatory, including replacement of roof.

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 23 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0561 Awaiting decision

  18 Greenway Road Brixham TQ5 0LR

  Certificate of Lawfulness for formation of rear extension, alterations to windows and doors, updated entrance and patio areas, installation of solar PV panels and green roof, and associated works.

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 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).

  Received 3 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 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.

  Received 4 Jun, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Lawful development