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41 Totnes Road Paignton TQ4 5LA

P/2026/0175Refused

Proposal

Change of Use from existing Class E Ambulance Offices to Class C2 Residential Institution as Adult's Respite Centre.

Received
1 May 2026
Decided
25 June 2026 · Refusal
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received1 May
  2. Validated1 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Jun

Decided in 55 days

This is a planning application for a change of use at 41 Totnes Road Paignton TQ4 5LA. Torbay has handled 4,547 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 3 days quicker than Torbay's median. The site is in the Old Paignton conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 393 applications in total for the TQ4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
P/2026/0175
Address
41 Totnes Road Paignton TQ4 5LA
Postcode
TQ4 5LA
Local Authority
Torbay
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided

Applicant & Agent

Architect ProfilePUFFIN ARCHITECTS LIMITED

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 March 2026
Date Decided
25 June 2026
Date Validated
1 May 2026
Date Submitted
1 May 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
50.433273, -3.570651
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torbay

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Old Paignton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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