Shaping your future application

Our ‘shaping your future application’ service can significantly enhance the likelihood of obtaining planning permission by:

• Getting advice from a planning officer.
• Identifying any potential issues early.
• Explaining how planning policies apply to your proposal.
• Helping streamline the formal application process.
• Providing clear guidance on validation requirements.

The service includes:

You can have a meeting with a planning officer, either on site or via Microsoft Teams, followed by a summary email. This part of the service lets you explore your options before deciding whether to move forward with a full pre-application enquiry or planning application.

In some cases, we may refer your proposal to the Torbay Design Review Panel. If we do, there’s an extra fee to cover the cost of using the Panel.

Proposals are charged at the hourly rate of £115 including VAT. As a minimum we would expect one meeting with a follow up email with a total charge of £230.

Once paid, pre-application fees are non-refundable. The advice given is informal and not legally binding.