Planning application
Ground Floor 69 Belgrave Road Torquay TQ2 5HZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from commercial unit (Use Class E) to residential flat (Use Class C3) on ground floor.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0378
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0378
- Type
- Prior approval or notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ2 5HZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by Torbay
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15 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Morris Architectural Design Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Newton Abbot
Active · incorporated 2020 · Newton Abbot
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Torbay granted permission on 29 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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