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41 Totnes Road Paignton TQ4 5LA

Refused Torbay P/2026/0175 Planning Application

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
Refused As published: 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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 24 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Received by Torbay

  2. 1 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 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

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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What this refusal means

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.

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