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Parkfield House Esplanade Road Paignton Devon

P/2010/0155Regulation 4 Application - TorbayApproved

Approved on 10 May 2010

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

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Proposal

Change of use of existing folly from garden storage to skatepark kiosk and first floor office; adjustment and widening of exit pillars onto Lower Polsham Road from approved site

Received
12 February 2010
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
1
Ward
Preston
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated23 Feb
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 May

Decided in 76 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Parkfield House Esplanade Road Paignton Devon. Torbay has handled 27 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Polsham Park conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Preston.

84% of all 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

Application type
Regulation 4 Application - Torbay
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 February 2010
Consultation expiry
14 April 2010
Consultation start
24 March 2010
Consultation end
14 April 2010
Committee meeting
19 April 2010

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr R Cord Kensington Court Woodwater Park Pynes Hill Exeter Devon EX2 5TY

Publicity

Last advertised
26 February 2010
Site notice start
26 February 2010

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: PolshamPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Garden House to North of ParkfieldOn this site · +3 more
  • Article 4 direction: PolshamPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1974.011Part of the site
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2010
    12 Feb

    Change of use of existing folly from garden storage to skatepark kiosk and first floor office; adjustment and…

    This applicationApprovedOtherP/2010/0155
  2. 2010
    12 Feb

    Change of use of existing folly from garden storage to skatepark kiosk and first floor office,adjustment and…

    Referred to GOSWListed building consentFiled alongsideP/2010/0156

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