Planning application
479 Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 1HL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness existing: for building as HMO with 8 bedsits, two kitchens & two bathrooms.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0360
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0360
- Type
- Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wellswood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ1 1HL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Torbay
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15 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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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