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Former Dairy Crest Depot Parkfield Road Torquay TQ1 4BH

P/2020/0497Major Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 November 2022

Council decision: Permission With Legal AgreementPlanning committee

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Proposal

Demolition and redevelopment of former dairy depot to form 55 residential dwellings (48 apartments and 7 dwelling houses), with associated parking and landscaping.

Received
29 May 2020
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
15
Ward
Tormohun
Agent
Kay Elliott Architects
  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated5 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Nov

Decided in 774 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Dairy Crest Depot Parkfield Road Torquay TQ1 4BH. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tormohun. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 postcode area.

84% 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
TQ1 4BH
Application type
Major Planning Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
55

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 October 2020
Consultation expiry
7 October 2020
Committee meeting
8 November 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Kay Elliott Architects
Agent address
5-7 Meadfoot Road Torquay TQ1 2JP U.K.

Publicity

Last advertised
7 October 2020
Site notice start
7 October 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08743445
Documents
81

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
  • Brownfield land register: Dairy Crest, Parkfield RoadRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© 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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