Change of Use (Residential) approval rate in Torbay
Torbay approved 77.8% of change of use (residential) applications, based on 324 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
77.8%
change of use (residential) approval rate
324
Change of Use (Residential) decisions
252
Approved
72
Refused
79.3%
Torbay overall
Change of Use (Residential) applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Torbay average (79.3%).
How change of use (residential) compares in Torbay
Change of Use (Residential)
77.8%
Torbay all applications
79.3%
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Other project types in Torbay
78.1%
80.4%
71.6%
83.3%
76.9%
80.4%
75.0%
87.1%
65.5%
70.5%
71.6%
83.1%
82.1%
38.7%
88.5%
50.0%