Drum Inn Cockington Lane Torquay TQ2 6XA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Alterations and refurbishment of internal and external areas. Internal works include replacement doors, installation of fixed seating and associated redecoration. External works include installation of signage, gates, handrails and detached walk-in freezer, plus repairs to paving and walls. Please see P/2026/0507 LB. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Validated
13 Oct 2026
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Consultation
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 24 Dec 2026, from Torbay's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: The Drum Public House
List entry 1208501 · The pin is inside its outline · 15 more listed buildings within 150 m (15 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.
Show the other 15 with distances
Historic England ↗
Cockington 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 ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Paignton built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 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.

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Important details

Council
Torbay
Application type
Planning Application
Postcode
TQ2 6XA
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Cockington With Chelston
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Boyer

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Torbay usually decides extensions by day 65.

Day 1550 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
38%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
166decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15093646
Planning Portal ref
PP-15093646
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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

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