67 Wheatlands Road Paignton TQ4 5HX

1. 16 Mar 2026

   Received by Torbay

2. 7 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 2 June 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.

• Buildingcontrol: 26.02365 (Building Work Started)

This application is with Torbay for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Torbay decided lawful development applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• The Anchorage 12 Clennon Park Paignton TQ4 5HL

  P/2026/0368 Submitted 4 Jun 2026 102m away

  72% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed: construction of garden room.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development

• 196 Penwill Way Paignton TQ4 5JP

  P/2026/0493 Submitted 6 Aug 2026 135m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

  Non-material amendment relating to P/2020/0538. Amendments sought: Replacement of chamfered corner with square corner, repositioning of side (W) elevation window, new steps from the utility (west elevation), amend the shape of the raised terrace and changes to fenestration.

  Awaiting decision Amendments Windows or glazing

• 81 Brantwood Drive Paignton TQ4 5HY

  P/2020/0269 Submitted 6 Mar 2020 162m away

  Alteration and extension to include single storey extensions to front and rear.

  Refused Lawful development Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 49 Wheatlands Road Paignton TQ4 5HX

  P/2025/0563 Submitted 2 Sep 2025 166m away

  Extension to form dining room and alterations to existing balcony.

  Granted Householder Extension
  Domestic

• 170 Penwill Way Paignton TQ4 5JW

  P/2026/0018 Submitted 14 Jan 2026 201m away

  Formation of two-storey extension to west (side) elevation.

  Granted Householder Extension
  Domestic

• 10A Clennon Summit Paignton TQ4 5HD

  P/2026/0195 Submitted 27 Mar 2026 204m away

  Erection of 1.9 metre high close-boarded fence to a section of the front boundary (Part-retrospective).

  Refused Householder
  Small domestic

• P/2026/0415 Refused

  Badgers Run Heath Road Brixham TQ5 9AU

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

  6 Jul 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.

  7 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).

  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