Torbay planning appeals
Torbay is among the ten per cent of English councils least often overturned. Inspectors allowed 13% of the planning appeals decided against it, against 31% across England.
That ranks Torbay 188 of 195 English councils with at least 20 appeals decided, counting from the most often overturned.
What this means if you are objecting
Refusals here tend to hold up. When Torbay refuses an application, the Inspectorate agrees more often than it does nationally, which means an objection that persuades the case officer is more likely to be the end of it.
Householder appeals
22 householder appeals were decided against Torbay, with 55% allowed. These are extensions, loft conversions and the like, and they are decided under a faster procedure than a full planning appeal.
Against the rest of South West
Across South West, inspectors allowed 33% of planning appeals on average. Torbay is a unitary authority.
Other councils in South West
- South Gloucestershire44% (25/57)
- Tewkesbury43% (12/28)
- Cornwall43% (85/199)
- West Devon40% (14/35)
- Wiltshire39% (42/108)
- Somerset38% (53/138)
- Forest of Dean38% (8/21)
- Cotswold38% (12/32)
Objecting to an application in Torbay?
Enter the planning reference and we will check the designations on the site, the adopted local plan and the applicant's own documents, then tell you which grounds you actually have. That part is free.
Check my grounds, freeFigures cover April 2025 to March 2026 and come from the Planning Inspectorate, Decisions by LPA and decision maker, published under the Open Government Licence. Section 78 planning appeals only. “Allowed” means the inspector granted permission the council had refused. Source data.