Planning application
4-6 Berachah Road Torquay TQ1 3AX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of part of commercial unit, currently vacant store areas, and conversion of remaining area to two-bedroom flat with associated facilities.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0157
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0157
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Ellacombe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ1 3AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Torbay
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MGK Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Torquay
Active · incorporated 2005 · Torquay
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Torbay granted permission on 4 September 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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