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30 Torquay Road Paignton TQ3 3BD

P/2024/0873Prior approval or notificationPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to mixed use (Use Class C3). Internal alterations to create 2 residential apartments.

Received
17 December 2024
Decided
27 February 2025 · Prior Approval Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Roundham With Hyde
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated7 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Feb

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Torbay89% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a change of use at 30 Torquay Road Paignton TQ3 3BD. Torbay has handled 176 applications of this type and approves 72% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 72 days. The site is in the Old Paignton conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Roundham With Hyde. We hold 983 applications in total for the TQ3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
P/2024/0873
Address
30 Torquay Road Paignton TQ3 3BD
Postcode
TQ3 3BD
Local Authority
Torbay
Application Type
Prior approval or notification
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Roundham With Hyde

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Darren Law Architecture
Agent Address
FAO Darren Law 81 Steed Close Paignton TQ4 7SP United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 December 2024
Consultation Expiry
15 January 2025
Date Decided
27 February 2025
Date Validated
7 January 2025
Date Submitted
17 December 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decided By
Delegated

Publicity

Last Advertised
15 January 2025
Site Notice Start
15 January 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13637337
Comments
3
Coordinates
50.436466, -3.567285
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torbay

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Old Paignton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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