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Torquay Girls Grammar School 30 Shiphay Lane Torquay Devon TQ2 7DY

P/2003/0844Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 7 July 2003

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

New Single Storey Science Block

Received
15 May 2003
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cockington With Chelston
  1. Received15 May
  2. Validated15 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 Jul

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Torquay Girls Grammar School 30 Shiphay Lane Torquay Devon TQ2 7DY. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Cockington With Chelston. We hold 1,287 applications in total for the TQ2 postcode area.

83% of full applications at Torbay Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TQ2 7DY
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 May 2003
Consultation expiry
30 May 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5-7 Meadfoot Road Torquay Devon TQ1 2JP

Publicity

Last advertised
30 May 2003

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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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 2026-11-03. 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2010
    15 Oct

    T1- Monterey Cypress- Remove cracked limbs

    ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2010/0254
  2. 2006
    27 Sep

    Music And Drama/6th Form Building (as revised by plans received 17 October 2006)

    ApprovedMajor Planning ApplicationP/2006/1538
  3. 2005
    31 Aug

    Surface Water Soakaway And Associated Works (as revised by plans received 19/10/2005 and 20/10/2005)

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2005/1533
  4. 2004
    13 Aug

    Erection Of Learning Resource Centre And New Classrooms To Replace Existing Mobile Classrooms (as revised by…

    ApprovedMajor Planning ApplicationP/2004/1350
  5. 2004
    21 Jun

    Construction Of 3 Tennis Courts (As revised by letter dated 26th July 2004)

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2004/1034
  6. 2003
    22 Aug

    New Single Storey Science Block (Revised Scheme)

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2003/1462

Source: Torbay

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