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20 Higher Street Brixham TQ5 8HW

P/2023/1035Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 22 February 2024

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Replacement windows and doors, removal of external staircase, with retention of existing hearth and floor coverings.

Received
1 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Furzeham With Summercombe
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Feb

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at 20 Higher Street Brixham TQ5 8HW. Torbay has handled 130 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 4 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Brixham Town conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

97% of heritage 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 8HW
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2024
Consultation expiry
24 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
6 Lobelia Close Worcester WR5 3RR United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
24 January 2024
Site notice start
24 January 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12645637
Documents
15

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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    12 Jun

    Replacement of windows and doors at rear.

    ApprovedListed building consentP/2024/0398

Source: Torbay

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