Bishops Court Hotel Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS
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Proposal
Major Variation of Condition relating to application P/2019/1274 - (Conversion and refurbishment of mansion to form 5 apartments. Removal of redundant leisure complex and construction of 11 new houses within grounds. Conversion and refurbishment of 14 existing curtilage apartments to form 4 houses, and construction of 8 radial garages and 2 detached garages to replace surface parking) - Condition: P1 - Approved plans. Amendment sought: Alterations to footprint for ground clearance purposes, and distance from protected zones.
- Received
- 26 January 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Wellswood
- ReceivedReceived26 Jan
- ValidatedValidated24 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at Bishops Court Hotel Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QS. Torbay has handled 92 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 January 2022 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Warberries conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Wellswood. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 postcode area.
88% of conditions 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 1QS
- Application type
- Major Variation of Condition
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 11
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 February 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 16 March 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mr Charles Uzzell 38 Whidborne Avenue Torquay TQ1 2PQ
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 16 March 2022
- Site notice start
- 16 March 2022
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Warberries
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1973.012Covers the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Torbay
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 25.4 miExeter
- 28.8 miPlymouthRTPIRICS Regulated
- 41.9 miTauntonRICS Regulated
Nearest first, within 50 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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