Land Rear Of Edinburgh Villas Off McKay Avenue And Newton Road Torquay Devon
Approved on 29 September 2011
Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee
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Proposal
Redevelopment to form 75 assisted living extra care units with associated communal and care facilities, car parking, landscaping and servicing
- Received
- 22 December 2010
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Tormohun
- ReceivedReceived22 Dec
- ValidatedValidated4 Jan
- Consult.Consultation26 Jan
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided29 Sep
Decided in 268 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land Rear Of Edinburgh Villas Off McKay Avenue And Newton Road Torquay Devon. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 281 days, 32 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tormohun.
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
- Application type
- Major Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 January 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 26 January 2011
- Consultation start
- 5 January 2011
- Consultation end
- 26 January 2011
- Committee meeting
- 21 March 2011
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Alex Child 26-32 Oxford Road Bournemouth Dorset BH8 8EZ United Kingdom
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 7 January 2011
- Site notice start
- 7 January 2011
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-01288556
- Documents
- 77
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 - 200722 Nov
2 No Freestanding Illuminated 'D' Board Signs And 2 No Freestanding Illuminated 'V' Shape Formation Signs
ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/2007/1951 - 200716 Jun
Minor Amendments (Ref App P/2005/0138/MPA
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2007/0968
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