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Merrilies Polhearne Lane Brixham TQ5 9LE

P/2020/1177Householder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 11 January 2021

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of flat roofed extension and replacement with single storey extension to create shower room. Cedar cladding to walls.

Received
20 November 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Furzeham With Summercombe
  1. Received20 Nov
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Jan

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Merrilies Polhearne Lane Brixham TQ5 9LE. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Higher Brixham conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Furzeham With Summercombe. We hold 769 applications in total for the TQ5 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
TQ5 9LE
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2020
Consultation expiry
9 December 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Paul Barnett
Agent address
Flat 1 Broadreeds 122 New Road Brixham TQ5 8BZ United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
9 December 2020
Site notice start
9 December 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09254295
Documents
14

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: Higher Brixham
  • Listed building: The Goat HouseOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2013.011Protected tree on or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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. 2021
    8 Feb

    Non Material Amendment to P/2020/1177

    WithdrawnNon-material amendmentAmendmentP/2021/0177
  2. 2020
    20 Nov

    Demolition of flat roofed extension and replacement with single storey extension to create shower room. Cedar…

    This applicationApprovedFullP/2020/1177

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