Skip to content

Arran Lodge Guest House 97 Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LH

P/2022/0462Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 7 October 2022

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Change of use of Existing Guesthouse to Sui Generis accommodation for medical students only.

Received
19 April 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Tormohun
  1. Received19 Apr
  2. Validated15 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 Oct

Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Arran Lodge Guest House 97 Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LH. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 171 days, 16 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Torre conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
TQ2 5LH
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 July 2022
Consultation expiry
20 July 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Joe Brown 4 Old Park Lane Mayfair London W1K 1QW England

Publicity

Last advertised
20 July 2022
Site notice start
20 July 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11198502
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Torre
  • Brownfield land register: Torre Station, TorquayRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Torbay

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near TQ2

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address