175 Lymington Road Torquay TQ1 4BA

1. 12 Mar 2026

   Received by Torbay

2. 24 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Refusal

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 175 Lymington Road Torquay TQ1 4BA

  P/2025/0797 Submitted 10 Dec 2025 0m 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 5m 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 65m 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 69m 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 70m 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 70m 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/2026/0412 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).

  3 Jul 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.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0373 Refused

  Higher Yalberton Farm Yalberton Road Paignton TQ4 7PJ

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing: Retrospective temporary change of use of former agricultural building to ancillary residential accommodation in connection with construction of The Barn, together with installation of solar photovoltaic panels, replacement and insertion of windows and doors, associated operational development, building alterations, engineering works and ancillary development.

  9 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0505 Awaiting decision

  Maycliffe Hotel St Lukes Road North Torquay TQ2 5PD

  Establishment of use of property as hotel.

  11 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0468 Awaiting decision

  Marlow Wheatridge Lane Torquay TQ2 6RA

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use: Construction of garden room to side elevation to include cedar cladding.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development