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Elektron Instruments Woodland Road Torquay TQ2 7AY

P/2021/0424Major Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 October 2021

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of single industrial unit with access and parking. Demolition of existing building.

Received
8 April 2021
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
6
Ward
Tormohun
Agent
Narracotts Architects Ltd.
  1. Received8 Apr
  2. Validated28 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Oct

Decided in 139 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Elektron Instruments Woodland Road Torquay TQ2 7AY. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 189 days, 19 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tormohun. We hold 1,287 applications in total for the TQ2 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
TQ2 7AY
Application type
Major Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 May 2021
Consultation expiry
9 June 2021
Committee meeting
11 October 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Narracotts Architects Ltd.
Architect profile
NARRACOTTS ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
2, Montpellier Terrace Torquay TQ1 1BL Devon

Publicity

Last advertised
9 June 2021
Site notice start
9 June 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09707511
Documents
62

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1971.013Part of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2021
    8 Apr

    Installation of single industrial unit with access and parking. Demolition of existing building.

    This applicationApprovedFullP/2021/0424
  2. 2021
    8 Apr

    Installation of two industrial units with access and parking. Demolition of existing building.

    ApprovedMajor Planning ApplicationFiled alongsideP/2021/0425

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