Charter House Cockington Lane Torquay TQ2 6QT Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0160 - Planning Application Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from guest accommodation with owners' accommodation (C1) to single residential dwelling with parking, waste storage and amenity space (C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Consultation
21 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Tree preservation order: Cockington Lane, Torquay
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Paignton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Torbay
Application type
Planning Application
Postcode
TQ2 6QT
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Cockington With Chelston
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Charles Blake Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 12 days faster than Torbay's median of 67 for changes of use. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Torbay in the last twelve months, from validation. Torbay decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14767629
Site or press notice
21 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
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Nearby activity

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2023
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2020 Withdrawn
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Installation of an additional apartment and amendments to undercroft parking within apart…
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2018 Approved
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Torbay
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#276 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Torbay is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #276 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Torbay decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #183 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #197 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #276 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #247 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
53 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
44 decided
529
Total decisions
68 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings