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23 & 23A Bolton Street Brixham TQ5 9BZ

P/2023/0865Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Redevelopment of ground floor retail storage unit first and second floor maisonette above to form two new dwellings.

Received
4 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
7
Ward
Furzeham With Summercombe
  1. Received4 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at 23 & 23A Bolton Street Brixham TQ5 9BZ. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 October 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Brixham Town conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 9BZ
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 October 2023
Consultation expiry
15 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
MTA CHARTERED ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
FAO Mr Jonathan Ling-Cottey 52 Fore Street Brixham TQ5 8DZ United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
15 November 2023
Site notice start
15 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12354377
Documents
25

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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