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Brixham Town Hall New Road Brixham TQ5 8TA

P/2023/0842Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 30 November 2023

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of redundant external fire escape stair from Market Street elevation. See adjoining application P/2023/0843.

Received
26 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Furzeham With Summercombe
  1. Received26 Sep
  2. Validated26 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Nov

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Brixham Town Hall New Road Brixham TQ5 8TA. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Brixham Town conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications 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.

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
TQ5 8TA
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 September 2023
Consultation expiry
1 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Grant Elliott Studio 2 Plumer House Tailyour Road Plymouth PL65DH United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
1 November 2023
Site notice start
1 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12485163
Comments
0
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    26 Sep

    Removal of redundant external fire escape stair from Market Street elevation. See adjoining application…

    This applicationApprovedFullP/2023/0842
  2. 2023
    26 Sep

    Removal of redundant external fire escape stair from Market Street elevation. See adjoining application…

    ApprovedListed building consentPart ofP/2023/0843

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Jul

    Located in a strip of land at the rear of the car park, there is a mixture of Ash, Sycamore & Budlia. These…

    Not to Propose TPO in CAApplicationAT/2026/0176
  2. 2025
    28 Aug

    Non-material amendment relating to P/2024/0399

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentP/2025/0554
  3. 2025
    31 Jul

    Replace three single-leaf doors along the Market Street elevation with panel doors, fanlights reinstated over…

    ApprovedListed building consentP/2025/0483
  4. 2025
    14 Feb

    Removal of existing illuminated signage for 'Brixham Theatre' and installation of non-illuminated signage for…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/2025/0094
  5. 2025
    24 Jan

    Removal of existing illuminated signage for Brixham theatre & installation of non-illuminated signage for…

    ApprovedListed building consentP/2025/0051
  6. 2024
    12 Jun

    Reordering works to include: Reinstatement of Scala Hall main entrance with level access. Alterations to…

    ApprovedListed building consentP/2024/0400

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