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Torre Abbey The Kings Drive Torquay TQ2 5JE

Awaiting decision Torbay P/2026/0555 Listed Building Consent

Works: Roofing

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Repair of West Range roof and chapel interior, tower roof repair, strengthen store room floor and small scale patch repairs in ancillary areas to specified lime-plastered walls.

As published by the council, reference P/2026/0555

Application record

Reference
P/2026/0555
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Registered
Received
4 Sep 2026
Validated
4 Sep 2026
Ward
Tormohun
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ2 5JE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Torbay register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/2023/0060 Granted

    Torre Abbey The Kings Drive Torquay TQ2 5JE

    Conservation repair of the gatehouse, south east and south west wings and courtyard 4 walls. Replace and reshape surfacing to the south apron (please see accompanying P/2023/0058).

    Decided 29 Mar 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
  • P/2023/0058 Granted

    Torre Abbey The Kings Drive Torquay TQ2 5JE

    Conservation repair of the gatehouse, south east and south west wings and courtyard 4 walls. Replace and reshape surfacing to the south apron (please see accompanying P/2023/0060).

    Decided 29 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2026

    Received by Torbay

  2. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 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.

Documents

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Torbay for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Torbay decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Torre Abbey The Kings Drive Torquay TQ2 5JE

    P/2023/0060 Submitted 17 Jan 2023 75m away

    Conservation repair of the gatehouse, south east and south west wings and courtyard 4 walls. Replace and reshape surfacing to the south apron (please see accompanying P/2023/0058).

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 49 docs

  • Torre Abbey The Kings Drive Torquay TQ2 5JE

    P/2023/0058 Submitted 17 Jan 2023 75m away

    Conservation repair of the gatehouse, south east and south west wings and courtyard 4 walls. Replace and reshape surfacing to the south apron (please see accompanying P/2023/0060).

    Granted Full applications 49 docs

  • Torre House Falkland Road Torquay TQ2 5JR

    AT/2024/0251 Submitted 23 Sep 2024 129m away

    T1 is situated in the rear garden of Torre house. T1- Eucalyptus eucalyptus globulus T1 has been showing signs of die back the last few years. this year it has completely died. there is no live growth on the tree and its dropping large amounts of debris on the busy courtyard below. I would like to dismantle to ground level. Re planting a tree within 5 m more suitable for the area, for example -silver birch could we remove the tree asap as its causing great worry for sue the owner.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

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    AT/2026/0168 Submitted 6 Jul 2026 146m away

    The tree is an Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) We wish to have a tree surgeon remove the entire tree to make the area safe

    Decided Trees

  • Melba House 62 Bampfylde Road Torquay TQ2 5AY

    P/2025/0780 Submitted 4 Dec 2025 165m away

    Change of use from guest house (C1) to one residential dwelling (C3).

    Granted Full applications
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