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Paignton Library Courtland Road Paignton Devon TQ3 2AB

P/2013/0324Major Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 February 2014

Council decision: Permission With Legal AgreementPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of two blocks of sheltered housing flats comprising 22 no. 1-bed flats and 16 no. 2-bed flats (38 flats in total) (Use Class C3), with connecting owners lounge, guest suite and associated access and parking; following demolition of existing library building.

Received
23 March 2013
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
11
Ward
Roundham With Hyde
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated22 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Feb

Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Paignton Library Courtland Road Paignton Devon TQ3 2AB. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 328 days, 39 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Polsham Park conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Roundham With Hyde. We hold 1,005 applications in total for the TQ3 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
TQ3 2AB
Application type
Major Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 November 2013
Consultation expiry
5 December 2013
Committee meeting
19 February 2007

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Aspire Architects LLP Galahad Suite Saxon Centre 11 Bargates Christchurch Dorset BH23 1PZ

Publicity

Last advertised
5 December 2013
Site notice start
5 December 2013

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02540394
Documents
63

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: PolshamPart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: PolshamPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1984.003Part of the site · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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Associated applications

  1. 2014
    22 Apr

    Non-material amendment to P/2013/0324

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentP/2014/0372
  2. 2013
    23 Mar

    Erection of two blocks of sheltered housing flats comprising 22 no. 1-bed flats and 16 no. 2-bed flats (38…

    This applicationApprovedFullP/2013/0324

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