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Former Texaco Filling Station Newton Road Torquay Devon TQ2 7PY

P/2005/0124Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 13 April 2005

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change Of Use For Display And Sale Of Cars

Received
21 January 2005
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Shiphay With The Willows
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated21 Jan
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Apr

Decided in 82 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Texaco Filling Station Newton Road Torquay Devon TQ2 7PY. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 82 days, 4 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. 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 7PY
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 January 2005
Consultation expiry
2 March 2005
Consultation start
9 February 2005
Consultation end
2 March 2005

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Studio Breakwater Court Berryhead Road Brixham TQ5 9AG

Publicity

Last advertised
11 February 2005
Site notice start
11 February 2005

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    6 Aug

    Erection of an illuminated small format Advertising Display.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/2024/0531
  2. 2021
    2 Aug

    Installation of 2no. New Fascia signs & 3no. Graphic signage.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/2021/0894
  3. 2021
    1 May

    Installation of: 7m pole sign with electronic display, illuminated fascia, spreader panels and directional…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/2021/0521
  4. 2020
    24 Sep

    Digital display sign of pressed metal and plastic frame. Will display interchangeable images every 10 seconds.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/2020/0941
  5. 2020
    30 Jan

    Variation of Condition relating to application P/2018/0728

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P/2020/0109
  6. 2018
    10 Jul

    Formation of petrol filling station, with associated works. Alterations to shop and car wash.

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2018/0728

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