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Land South Of 27 Empire Road Torquay TQ1 4LF

P/2018/0901Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Formation of 2 no detached 2 storey dwellings (Revised plans received 29/01/19)

Received
30 August 2018
Decided
12 March 2019 · Approval
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
10
Ward
St Marychurch
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received30 Aug
  2. Validated12 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 181 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Torbay84% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Land South Of 27 Empire Road Torquay TQ1 4LF. Torbay has handled 1,997 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 194 days, 19 weeks longer than Torbay's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across St Marychurch. We hold 1,050 applications in total for the TQ1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
P/2018/0901
Address
Land South Of 27 Empire Road Torquay TQ1 4LF
Postcode
TQ1 4LF
Local Authority
Torbay
Application Type
Planning Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
St Marychurch

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
FAO Mr Robert Williams 38 Leys Rd Torquay TQ2 6ED

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
30 August 2018
Date Decided
12 March 2019
Date Validated
12 September 2018
Date Submitted
30 August 2018
Committee Meeting
11 March 2019

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Committee

Publicity

Site Notice Start
6 February 2019

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07233767
Comments
10
Documents
61
Coordinates
50.477340, -3.530977
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torbay

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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