Planning application
The Rosewood 56 Belgrave Road Torquay TQ2 5HY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of upper floors of property from C1 (guesthouse) to six-bedroom HMO. Basement and ground floor owner's accommodation remains unchanged. No external alterations.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0309
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0309
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ2 5HY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Torbay
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8 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
Who's behind it
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Gibson Architecture Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Weston-Super-Mare
Active · incorporated 2020 · Weston-Super-Mare
89 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 85% granted
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