Torquay Boys Grammar School Land Off Raleigh Avenue And Hawkins Avenue (R/O 55-79 Raleigh Avenue; R/O 15-26 Arden Drive And Close To Hawkins Avenue) Torquay Devon TQ2 6DN
Approved on 21 December 2009
Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee
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Proposal
Installation of solar panels, erection of sheds, operation of site by a Housing Association, formation of 23 houses, 1 bungalow and 8 flats with vehicular/pedestrian access.
- Received
- 15 August 2008
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 26
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Cockington With Chelston
- ReceivedReceived15 Aug
- ValidatedValidated15 Aug
- Consult.Consultation2 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided21 Dec
Decided in 493 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Torquay Boys Grammar School Land Off Raleigh Avenue And Hawkins Avenue (R/O 55-79 Raleigh Avenue; R/O 15-26 Arden Drive And Close To Hawkins Avenue) Torquay Devon TQ2 6DN. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 493 days, 62 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TQ2 6DN
- Application type
- Major Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 23
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 August 2008
- Consultation expiry
- 18 September 2009
- Consultation start
- 11 September 2008
- Consultation end
- 2 October 2008
- Committee meeting
- 26 October 2009
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- F.A.O. Mr P Orum 3 Harbour Crescent Serbert Way Portishead Bristol UK BS20 7FT
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 18 September 2009
- Site notice start
- 18 September 2009
Additional information
- Documents
- 83
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2000.024Part of the site · +1 more
- Brownfield land register: Shiphay Manor, Torquay Girls Grammar, Shiphay Lane, TorquayRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.
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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