Planning application
13 Longpark Hill Torquay TQ1 4TL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing: use as a children care home within use class C2.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0275
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0275
- Type
- Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St Marychurch
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ1 4TL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Torbay
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20 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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1 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Gillings Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Winchester
Active · incorporated 2017 · Winchester
52 applications on PlanIndex · across 18 councils · 87% granted
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