Part Land At Former South Devon College (Redevelopment Site), Part R/O Edinburgh Villas Off Newton Road/Teignmouth Road/Barton Road/Oakhill Road, Torquay Newton Road Torquay Devon TQ2 5BY
Approved on 10 August 2007
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Minor Amendments (Ref App P/2005/0138/MPA) Re Sheltered Housing; Office Block; Balconies And Fenestration
- Received
- 16 June 2007
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Tormohun
- ReceivedReceived16 Jun
- ValidatedValidated16 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided10 Aug
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Part Land At Former South Devon College (Redevelopment Site), Part R/O Edinburgh Villas Off Newton Road/Teignmouth Road/Barton Road/Oakhill Road, Torquay Newton Road Torquay Devon TQ2 5BY. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tormohun. 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 5BY
- Application type
- Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 June 2007
- Consultation expiry
- 22 June 2007
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Alex Child 26-32 Oxford Road Bournemouth Dorset BH8 8EZ
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 22 June 2007
- Site notice start
- 22 June 2007
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: TormohunNext to the site
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2002.010Protected tree on or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202215 Jun
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ApprovedMajor Planning ApplicationP/2022/0722 - 201022 Dec
Redevelopment to form 75 assisted living extra care units with associated communal and care facilities, car…
ApprovedMajor Planning ApplicationP/2010/1389 - 200722 Nov
2 No Freestanding Illuminated 'D' Board Signs And 2 No Freestanding Illuminated 'V' Shape Formation Signs
ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/2007/1951
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