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13 Marlowe Close Torquay TQ2 6DQ

Awaiting decision Torbay P/2026/0355 Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use: Establishment of dwelling as two bedroom bungalow with attached lower ground floor one bedroom annex.

As published by the council, reference P/2026/0355

Application record

Reference
P/2026/0355
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing
Status
Registered
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Shiphay
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ2 6DQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jun 2026

    Received by Torbay

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 August 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

Documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

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.

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