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Lorrens Guestland Road Torquay TQ1 3NN

P/2023/0746Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of Use from business use as a spa (Use Class E(d)) to residential use as a single dwelling (Use Class C3).

Received
23 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
St Marychurch
  1. Received23 Aug
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Lorrens Guestland Road Torquay TQ1 3NN. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 August 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Cary Park conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across St Marychurch. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 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
TQ1 3NN
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 September 2023
Consultation expiry
13 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Ben Naughton 12A The Triangle Teignmouth Devon TQ14 8AT United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
13 September 2023
Site notice start
13 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12354853
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Cary Park+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1979.002Covers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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.

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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© 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.

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