Former South Devon College Barton Road Torquay Devon TQ2 7NU
Approved on 22 January 2008
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
2 No Freestanding Illuminated 'D' Board Signs And 2 No Freestanding Illuminated 'V' Shape Formation Signs
- Received
- 22 November 2007
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Tormohun
- ReceivedReceived22 Nov
- ValidatedValidated3 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Jan
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Former South Devon College Barton Road Torquay Devon TQ2 7NU. Torbay has handled 159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. 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.
71% of advertising 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 7NU
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 December 2007
- Consultation expiry
- 7 December 2007
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Homelife House 26-32 Oxford Road Bournemouth Dorset BH8 8EZ
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 7 December 2007
- Site notice start
- 7 December 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)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202215 Jun
Erection of 72 extra care apartments (use class C3) with parking, communal lounges, courtyard garden and cafe…
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 - 200716 Jun
Minor Amendments (Ref App P/2005/0138/MPA
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2007/0968
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