Maycliffe Hotel St Lukes Road North Torquay TQ2 5PD

1. 11 Aug 2026

   Received by Torbay

2. 18 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Torbay for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 7 Warren Road Torquay TQ2 5TQ

  P/2024/0629 Submitted 16 Sep 2024 68m away

  Conversion of seven bedroom house to two dwellings

  Granted Full applications 15 docs
  Several homes

• 50 Abbey Road Torquay TQ2 5NH

  P/2025/0574 Submitted 8 Sep 2025 90m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing: use as 5no. self-contained flats (Use Class C3).

  Refused Lawful development New dwelling

• Villa Rosa St Lukes Road South Torquay TQ2 5NZ

  AT/2026/0020 Submitted 14 Jan 2026 129m away

  T1 - 1x Horse Chestnut Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) Undertake selective crown lifting of primary and secondary branches overhanging the garden area of Villa Rosa. All pruning cuts are to be made back to the main stem, in order to achieve appropriate clearance while retaining the overall health, structural integrity and natural form of the tree (see annotated photo attached). All pruning operations shall be carried out in full accordance with BS 39982010 - Tree Work Recommendations, ensuring that final pruning cuts are made at suitable growth points and that unnecessary or excessive pruning is avoided. Individual pruning wounds shall not exceed 60 mm in diameter, thereby minimising physiological stress to the tree and reducing the risk of decay or dysfunction. All arisings generated from the works shall be removed from site and returned to a Devon Tree Services depot for recycling. Upon completion, the site shall be left in a safe, clean, and tidy condition. Justification The proposed selective pruning works to the Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) are intended to address issues of excessive shading and to manage branch growth extending over the garden area of Villa Rosa. The overhanging primary and secondary branches currently restrict natural daylight penetration, adversely affecting garden amenity and usability. In addition, a number of extended lateral branches exhibit increased end-weight and leverage beyond the garden boundary. Selective reduction back to suitable previous pruning points or, where necessary, to the main stem will reduce mechanical loading on these limbs and lower the risk of branch failure, particularly during periods of high wind or adverse weather. The proposed works are minor, targeted, and proportionate, and have been designed to retain the tree's overall health, structural integrity, and natural form. All pruning will be undertaken in full accordance with BS 3998:2010 - Tree Work: Recommendation.

  Granted Trees

• Apartment 3 Ellington Court St Lukes Road South Torquay TQ2 5NZ

  AT/2022/0338 Submitted 13 Dec 2022 136m away

  The trees form part of a tall hedge that border the slope of the grounds. The trees are growing on the bordering wall that drops to Warren Road, approx 8 feet below. The hedge consists of 1 - Bay Shrub, 2 - Yew Tree, 3 - Leylandi, 4 - Leylandi, 5 - Yew Tree, 6 - Yew Tree, 7 - Bay Shrub. A telegraph pole stands by the wall where the hedge is situated (with numerous cables). The yew tree near the pole is obscuring it now from the Ellington Grounds and is at risk of entanglement with the cables. Request to lower. The hedge is subject to wind disturbance. It's height is an issue for safety regarding the retaining wall of Ellington Court dropping down to Warren Road and for tree fall on the highway of Warren Road below. The telegraph pole and cables are at risk of damage from the branches and greenery movement. A reduction in height by 3 feet would stablise and secure the hedge to form a safer and maintainable barrier. Clear View Trees has viewed the hedge and advised us to make this application before there is any attempt to lower the height of the hedge that contains 3 yew trees. The hedge grew considerably during the restricting time of the pandemic and present time.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Benefits Agency Cotswold House Warren Road Torquay TQ2 5UX

  AT/2023/0035 Submitted 7 Feb 2023 145m away

  T1 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) & T2 Laurus nobilis (Bay Laurel) - Chemical treatment of stump and Fell to ground level and remove all arisings

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Waldon Point Flats St Lukes Road South Torquay TQ2 5YE

  P/2025/0540 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 145m away

  Replacement existing X 6 antennas with proposed X 6 antennas. Existing equipment room at ground level to be upgraded internally and ancillary development thereto.

  Decided Telecoms

• P/2026/0412 Granted

  South Devon Magistrates Court Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BP

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing operations undertaken to convert the building to form 14 residential apartments (as approved under P/2022/0969).

  3 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0360 Refused

  479 Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 1HL

  Certificate of lawfulness existing: for building as HMO with 8 bedsits, two kitchens & two bathrooms.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0373 Refused

  Higher Yalberton Farm Yalberton Road Paignton TQ4 7PJ

  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.

  9 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0468 Awaiting decision

  Marlow Wheatridge Lane Torquay TQ2 6RA

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use: Construction of garden room to side elevation to include cedar cladding.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/2026/0466 Awaiting decision

  21 - 23 Carlton Road Torquay TQ1 1NA

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed: change of use from day nursery (use class E(f) to retail store (use class E(a)).

  24 Jul 2026 Lawful development