St Matthias Church Centre Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 1HW

1. 5 Jun 2026

   Received by Torbay

2. 19 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 October 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.

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• 444 Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 1HW

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