England
Planning applications in Torbay Council
How this council decides, how long it takes, and what is being applied for now.
Approved
92%
of 13 decided applications
Typical time to a decision
76
days from validation, over 21 decisions
5% of these came in the last week of the 8-week target (days 50 to 56); 62% came after it, which can include decisions the council and applicant agreed to extend.
Registered in the last 90 days
49
21 decided in that time
#28 of 75 for share approved#70 of 77 for speedAll councils we read: 88% approved
What these figures count. Approval rates and decision times cover decisions on schemes only: an application that was approved or refused. Tree-work notices, discharge of conditions, minor amendments, certificates of lawfulness, prior approvals, advertisement consents, pre-application advice and screening opinions are left out, because they are not a yes or no on a scheme. We still hold them and they still appear in search. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted. The figures describe a council's record over the last two years. They do not predict a single application.
In short
Of 13 decided applications we have read at Torbay Council in the last two years, 92% were approved.
That is number 28 of the 75 councils we have published a rate for.
A decision typically takes 76 days from validation.
Written automatically from the figures on this page. It adds nothing the numbers do not show. It describes this council's record and does not predict any single application.
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Written by an AI model from the figures on this page only, and checked so it cannot introduce a number that is not here. It describes the council's record, does not predict any application, and is not advice. Refreshed daily.
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Telnwa Property Intelligence, tpi.telnwainvestment.com/councils/torbay, printed 8 November 2026. Figures are counted from councils' own published planning registers (Open Government Licence v3.0) and describe past decisions.
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We have read too few decided advertisements and signage at Torbay Council to publish a rate yet (we need 10). Across the 75 councils with figures it is 92% approved, from 24 decisions.
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Recent activity
Applications registered per week, last 12 weeks
Most common kinds in the last 90 days
- tree works22
- changes of use6
- extensions and alterations4
- telecoms equipment1
Latest applications in Torbay Council
As registered with the council. Open any one to see how this council treats schemes like it (free account).
Notts Hill House Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QY
AT/2026/0298 · registered 2 Nov 2026
5 Day Notice Removal of dead and heavily decayed pollard which has not regrown. Tree is a significant danger to the care home users, visitors and staff.
6 Warren Road Torquay TQ2 5TE
AT/2026/0296 · registered 30 Oct 2026
There are several Bay tree trunks that have become potentially dangerous in my opinion and they have moved at an angle and are now leaning against the stone wal
Alta Vista Higher Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1SD
AT/2026/0294 · registered 27 Oct 2026
Lime Tree - Trunk 1 - SW side. General crown reduction 20% with selective additional thinning of any significant lateral branches that overhang Wellswood footpa
Rock Edge Rock End Avenue Torquay TQ1 2DR
P/2026/0665 · registered 26 Oct 2026
Conversion and enlargement of existing garage and study, new detached garage, new gate and new pitched roofs.
130 Laura Grove Paignton TQ3 2LJ
P/2026/0659 · registered 20 Oct 2026
Formation of single-storey rear extension.
88 Shiphay Lane Torquay TQ2 7BZ
P/2026/0652 · registered 15 Oct 2026
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed for use of land to site mobile home for ancillary use to main dwelling.
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Where Torbay Council sits
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Nearby councils
- North Somerset Council · 96% approved · 73 decided
- Torfaen · 89% approved · 54 decided
- Monmouthshire · 96% approved · 82 decided
- Isle of Wight Council · 94% approved · 88 decided
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Questions people ask about Torbay Council
- What is the planning approval rate in Torbay Council?
- Of 13 decided applications we have read at Torbay Council in the last two years, 92% were approved. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted. These are the applications we have read, not the council's full archive.
- How long does Torbay Council take to decide a planning application?
- The typical time from validation to decision is 76 days, across 21 decisions we have read.
Where these figures come from
Worked out from 66 applications we have read from Torbay Council's own public planning register, with decisions between 7 October 2026 and 6 November 2026. Last read 7 November 2026. Status: Live and current. Refusal reasons read from 0 of 1 refusals; we have not read the rest yet. A rate needs at least 10 decided applications. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted, and neither are tree-work notices, discharges of conditions, minor amendments, certificates of lawfulness, advertisement consents or prior-approval notices, which are not decisions on a scheme. These are the applications we have read, not the council's full archive. The council's own record is the official source — its planning register. Planning data is public sector information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The outline is the council's boundary from the Office for National Statistics (contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right). Each photo is credited on the photo, with its licence.
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