Planning application
South Devon Magistrates Court Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BP
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing operations undertaken to convert the building to form 14 residential apartments (as approved under P/2022/0969).
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0412
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0412
- Type
- Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ1 4BP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torbay register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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AT/2024/0268 Granted
South Devon Magistrates Court Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BP
G003 - 1x Bay Tree 2x Buddleia - Dismantle, fell & remove to ground level. G004 - 1x Holly Tree - Dismantle, fell & remove G005 - 10x Sycamore Stems/Trees - Dismantle, fell & remove to ground level.
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P/2021/0266 Withdrawn
South Devon Magistrates Court Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BP
Change of use from former Magistrates Court to 10 residential apartments & associated facilities, including amendments to windows, doors and external staircases, and the addition of rooflights.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by Torbay
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23 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: P/2022/0969 (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torbay granted permission on 25 August 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.
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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