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Higher Yalberton Farm Yalberton Road Paignton TQ4 7PJ

Refused Torbay P/2026/0373 Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing

Works: Windows or glazing

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: Retrospective temporary change of use of former agricultural building to ancillary residential accommodation in connection with construction of The Barn, together with installation of solar photovoltaic panels, replacement and insertion of windows and doors, associated operational development, building alterations, engineering works and ancillary development.

As published by the council, reference P/2026/0373

Application record

Reference
P/2026/0373
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refusal
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Decided
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Collaton St Mary
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ4 7PJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 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. 12 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

Documents

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What 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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