13 Lower Shirburn Road Torquay Devon TQ1 3ET
Approved on 18 May 2005
Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee
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Proposal
Extension At Rear
- Received
- 31 March 2005
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Tormohun
- ReceivedReceived31 Mar
- ValidatedValidated31 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided18 May
Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 13 Lower Shirburn Road Torquay Devon TQ1 3ET. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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.
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
- TQ1 3ET
- Application type
- Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 March 2005
- Consultation expiry
- 15 April 2005
- Committee meeting
- 16 May 2005
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The Design Studio 24 Elmsleigh Road PAIGNTON Devon TQ4 5AU
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 15 April 2005
- Site notice start
- 15 April 2005
Site constraints
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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Torbay
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