The Old Town Hall Union Street Torquay TQ2 5PL
Approved on 24 November 2025
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion of historic Town Hall into mixed-use development, consisting of commercial space, refuse & bike storage, a community hall & four holiday rental apartments. (please see accompanying P/2024/0890).
- Received
- 27 December 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 16
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Tormohun
- ReceivedReceived27 Dec
- ValidatedValidated2 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided24 Nov
Decided in 175 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at The Old Town Hall Union Street Torquay TQ2 5PL. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 332 days, 39 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Abbey Road conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tormohun. 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 5PL
- Application type
- Planning Application
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 19 June 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mr Matt Ireland 35 Southernhay East Exeter EX1 1NX
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 19 June 2025
- Site notice start
- 19 June 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13661526
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Abbey Road
- Brownfield land register: 22-28 Union Street, TorquayRegister site at or near this address · +3 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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 and heritage coasts.
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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Associated applications
- 202427 Dec
Conversion of historic Town Hall into mixed-use development, consisting of commercial space, refuse & bike…
This applicationApprovedFullP/2024/0889 - 202427 Dec
Conversion of historic Town Hall into mixed-use development, consisting of commercial space, refuse & bike…
ApprovedListed building consentPart ofP/2024/0890 - No date
Discharge of conditions relating to P/2024/0890
PendingDischarge of conditionsCN/2026/0005
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Torbay
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