Warberry Court Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS Data via plota.co.uk

P/2025/0537 - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Removal & replacement of existing pitched roof covering with new natural slate roof covering. Associated refurbishment works to surrounding flat roof areas and chimneys (see accompanying P/2025/0538). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2025
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Validated
8 Oct 2025
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Consultation
16 Oct 2025
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Approved
22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Warberry Court
List entry 1209953 · The pin is inside its outline · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Warberries conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Tree preservation order: Several areas around the Warberries, 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Torquay built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,600,000 in August 2016. Other property, freehold.

24 August 2016£1,600,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area543 m² (5,845 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 12 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Torbay
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
TQ1 1QS
Received
20 Aug 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
Wellswood
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
MGK Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 379 days from validation, 307 days slower than Torbay's median of 72 for householder applications. Approved, as 89% of householder applications here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
225decided in the last year

Plota live figures for householder applications decided by Torbay in the last twelve months, from validation. Torbay decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

125 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14267164
Planning Portal ref
PP-14267164
Comments by
6 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
16 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Removal & replacement of existing pitched roof covering with new natural slate roof cover…
P/2025/0538
2023 Refused
T1 - Holm oak, reduce by 6m in height and 4m lateral spread. The reason is to control the…
AT/2023/0346
2023
T2 - Holm oak, reduce to hedge height due to proximity to the stone wall.T3 - Holm oak, c…
AT/2023/0340
2022 Approved
Formation of detached garage in garden.
P/2022/0444
2021 Approved
T1 sycamore - dismantle/fell to ground level due to thinning crown because of partial gir…
AT/2021/0277
2019 Approved
1. T2 Bay Fell and remove 2. G1 A cyclical permission to reduce the hedge to a minimum he…
AT/2019/0144
Within ~100m

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2023 Approved
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2019 Withdrawn
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2019 Approved
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Torbay
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#276 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.