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Torquay Boys Grammar School Shiphay Manor Drive Torquay TQ2 7EL

P/2024/0733Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 5 February 2025

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of security fencing and two gates, using grey V Mesh security fencing, 2.4m high with matching gates. Gates to have automation for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

Received
22 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Shiphay
  1. Received22 Oct
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Torquay Boys Grammar School Shiphay Manor Drive Torquay TQ2 7EL. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 106 days, 7 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Shiphay. 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).

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Application details

Postcode
TQ2 7EL
Application type
Planning Application

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Helen Hobbs-Burt Armada House Odhams Wharf Topsham Exeter EX3 0PB

Publicity

Site notice start
11 December 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13496962

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    8 Oct

    Installation of security fence and gates to part of school boundary.

    PendingApplicationP/2026/0631
  2. 2026
    20 May

    T1 - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the east (E) primary branch of the sweet chestnut that has sustained damage from…

    PendingWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0135
  3. 2023
    16 Feb

    All works as detailed within the submitted report. Tree Numbers as follows:- T001, T007, T011, T012, T020…

    ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2023/0046
  4. 2021
    26 Oct

    This is all covered under the school protection of children and school users also see Hi-lines tree report

    ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2021/0412
  5. 2021
    27 May

    Please see tree report from Hi-line

    RefusedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2021/0201
  6. 2018
    3 Oct

    Single storey extension and canopy to existing sixth form common area

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2018/1007

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