188 Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7JN

Planning appeal 3372245 at 188 Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7JN (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2026 by Inspector Jarratt P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council can rely on the second bite provisions.

sufficient to meet the remedy required in the notice. However the very minor Appeal

Authority: Torbay Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jarratt P
Postcode: TQ2 7JN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council can rely on the second bite provisions
Whether the appellant's lesser steps would secure permanent restoration of the property as a single dwelling
Whether a 12 month compliance period is reasonable

What decided it

The appellant failed to prove, on the balance of probabilities, that the Council could not rely on the second bite provisions, that lesser steps would remedy the breach, or that the compliance period was unreasonable.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DE1Policy DE5Policy TH8Policy ER1
Judgments: Lambrou v SSCLG [2013] EWHC 325 (Admin)

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