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The Lighthouse 26 Esplanade Road Paignton TQ4 6BG

P/2019/0979Demolition - Prior NotifyApproved

Approved on 22 October 2019

Council decision: Prior Approval RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Total demolition of The Lighthouse and boundary walls.

Received
12 September 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
9
Ward
Roundham With Hyde
Agent
Kay Elliott Architects
  1. Received12 Sep
  2. Validated26 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Oct

Decided in 26 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at The Lighthouse 26 Esplanade Road Paignton TQ4 6BG. Torbay has handled 27 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Roundham With Hyde. We hold 416 applications in total for the TQ4 postcode area.

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

Postcode
TQ4 6BG
Application type
Demolition - Prior Notify
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 September 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Kay Elliott Architects
Architect profile
KAY ELLIOTT ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
5-7 Meadfoot Road Torquay TQ1 2JP U.K.

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08131396
Documents
24

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
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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    22 Aug

    Non-Material Amendment relating to application P/2020/1300

    PendingNon-material amendmentP/2023/0741
  2. 2023
    14 Apr

    Non-material amendment relating to application P/2020/1300

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentP/2023/0334
  3. 2022
    14 Oct

    Non Material Amendment relating to application P/2020/1300

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentP/2022/1127
  4. 2021
    13 Jul

    Installation of 2 X logo and letters, 1 X roof letter set, 1 X entrance fascia, and 1 X totem.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/2021/0826
  5. 2020
    18 Dec

    Variation of Condition relating to application P/2019/0804

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P/2020/1300
  6. 2020
    15 Aug

    Variation of Condition for application P/2019/0804

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P/2020/0791

Source: Torbay

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