Palm Grove Hotel St Marks Road Torquay TQ1 2LQ
Proposal
Change of use from hotel and owners flat, to form 2 dwellings (see accompanying P/2022/0117).
- Received
- 3 February 2022
- Decided
- 1 December 2022 · Approval
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Wellswood
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- ReceivedReceived3 Feb
- ValidatedValidated16 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided1 Dec
Decided in 76 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Palm Grove Hotel St Marks Road Torquay TQ1 2LQ. Torbay has handled 2,037 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 301 days, 34 weeks longer than Torbay's median. The site is in the Lincombes conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Wellswood. We hold 1,064 applications in total for the TQ1 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lincombes
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1972.015Part of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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