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Torquay Boys Grammar School Shiphay Manor Drive Torquay Devon TQ2 7EL

P/2006/1948Major Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 February 2007

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

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

Proposal

Extension To Form Laboratory/Planetarium; 4 Additional Classrooms, Offices, Toilets

Received
11 December 2006
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
1
Ward
Cockington With Chelston
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated11 Dec
  3. Consult.8 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Feb

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Torquay Boys Grammar School Shiphay Manor Drive Torquay Devon TQ2 7EL. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 5 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
TQ2 7EL
Application type
Major Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 December 2006
Consultation expiry
8 January 2007
Consultation start
18 December 2006
Consultation end
8 January 2007
Committee meeting
12 February 2007

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr J Newcombe 45 Devon Square Newton Abbot Devon TQ12 2HH

Publicity

Last advertised
22 December 2006
Site notice start
22 December 2006

Additional information

Documents
9

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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