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243 Torquay Road Paignton TQ3 2HL

P/2019/0840Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 15 October 2019

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of existing property into two, two-bedroom flats and retaining shop on ground floor.

Received
7 August 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Preston
  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated7 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Oct

Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 243 Torquay Road Paignton TQ3 2HL. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Preston. 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 2HL
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 August 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
dsh
Agent address
13 Hawkins Drive Teignmouth devon TQ14 8LT United Kingdom

Publicity

Site notice start
14 August 2019

Appeal

Appeal reference
AP/2019/0067
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Allowed

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08066056
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2010
    10 Jun

    White PVCu replacement windows and door to first floor flat

    WithdrawnPlanning ApplicationP/2010/0660

Source: Torbay

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