Planning application
41 Totnes Road Paignton TQ4 5LA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of Use from existing Class E Ambulance Offices to Class C2 Residential Institution as Adult's Respite Centre.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0175
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0175
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Roundham With Hyde
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ4 5LA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torbay register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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P/2026/0532 Awaiting decision
41 Totnes Road Paignton TQ4 5LA
Change of use from ambulance offices (use class E) to residential institution as adult respite centre (use class C2) to include construction of single storey extension to rear and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Torbay
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1 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Puffin Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Shrewsbury
Active · incorporated 2025 · Shrewsbury
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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