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P/2025/0830 - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement of hedge with brick wall to front. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Approved
25 Feb 2026
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Appeal split decision
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 25 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Tree preservation order: Oxlea Hill, 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
SSSI 284 m away: New Cut, Torquay SSSI; Radon affected area, class 4; Special area of conservation 432 m away: Lyme Bay and Torbay; Registered park or garden 184 m away: Castle Tor; Inside the Torquay built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Torbay
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
TQ1 2EY
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Wellswood
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
25 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Split decision · 17 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009755 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 68 days from validation, 4 days faster 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.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Certificate of lawfulness for proposed: Single storey rear extension.
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
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Installation of balcony and French doors to first floor bedroom.
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2019 Approved
2 Gainsborough Close Torquay TQ1 2SB
Austrian Pine (T1) - Fell to ground level because of rot and decay at it's base.
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2018 Approved
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Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling.
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2018 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Side extension at 1st floor level.
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2016 Approved
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Replace existing UPVC french doors to rear with sliding doors
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2016 Approved
10 Blenheim Close Wellswood Torquay TQ1 2SA
Removal of conservatory and replace with extension to side of property
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2016 Approved
7 Gainsborough Close Torquay TQ1 2SB
Alterations to conservatory
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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

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