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Former St Kilda's Residential Home 15 Drew Street Brixham TQ5 9JU

P/2021/0532Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 27 July 2023

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Listed Building works: Partial demolition of existing care home and development of 23 'later living' flats with associated parking; Change of use of retained villa to single dwelling (24 units total), and minor works to retained villa (See accompanying application P/2021/0531(as revised)).

Received
4 May 2021
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
4
Ward
Furzeham With Summercombe
Agent
K T A Architects Ltd
  1. Received4 May
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Jul

Decided in 293 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Former St Kilda's Residential Home 15 Drew Street Brixham TQ5 9JU. Torbay has handled 130 applications of this type. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

97% of heritage 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 9JU
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 2022
Consultation expiry
12 October 2022
Committee meeting
13 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
K T A Architects Ltd
Agent address
KTA Kensington Court Pynes Hill Exeter EX2 5TY United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
12 October 2022
Site notice start
12 October 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09734183
Documents
39

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
  • Conservation area: Higher BrixhamPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: St KildaOn this site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: St Kilda, 15 Drew Street, BrixhamRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    3 Jul

    Variation of Condition relating to application P/2023/1026

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P/2025/0417
  2. 2024
    16 Dec

    Non-material amendment relating to application P/2023/1026

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentP/2024/0864
  3. 2024
    6 Sep

    Non-Material Amendment to P/2023/1026

    RefusedNon-material amendmentP/2024/0612
  4. 2023
    28 Nov

    Variation of Conditions relating to P/2021/0531

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P/2023/1026
  5. 2022
    15 Feb

    Demolition of 1970s link connecting St Kilda to St Kilda's Care Home, repair of stonework, replacement of…

    WithdrawnListed building consentP/2022/0191
  6. 2022
    15 Feb

    Demolition of 1970s link connecting St Kilda to St Kilda's Care Home, repair of stonework, replacement of…

    WithdrawnPlanning ApplicationP/2022/0190

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