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Former Upton Metal Works Magdalene Road Torquay Devon TQ1 4AF

P/2003/2127Outline ApplicationWithdrawn
Outline / PiP

Withdrawn on 20 February 2004

Council decision: Application WithdrawnDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Redevelopment And Change Of Use To 6 Residential Flats With Pedestrian Access (In Outline)

Received
31 December 2003
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tormohun
  1. Received31 Dec
  2. Validated31 Dec
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Feb

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Former Upton Metal Works Magdalene Road Torquay Devon TQ1 4AF. Torbay has handled 181 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 51 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Tormohun conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tormohun. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 postcode area.

89% of outline 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
TQ1 4AF
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 December 2003
Consultation expiry
17 February 2004
Consultation start
27 January 2004
Consultation end
17 February 2004

Applicant and agent

Agent address
16 Devon Square Newton Abbot Devon

Publicity

Last advertised
16 January 2004
Site notice start
16 January 2004

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Tormohun
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Torbay

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