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Union Square Shopping Centre & Pannier Market Union Square Torquay

P/2025/0173Major Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Partial demolition of existing shopping centre, demolition of 9 no. commercial units fronting on Union Street and Market Street and partial demolition of modern additions to Pannier Market. Redevelopment of site to provide residential development with associated amenity space, creation of new Class E commercial unit, repurposing of retained shopping centre floorspace sited below multistorey car park for Class E uses and associated external alterations, external works to Pannier Market, creation of public square and associated development infrastructure and works.

Received
25 March 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
29
Ward
Tormohun
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated29 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Union Square Shopping Centre & Pannier Market Union Square Torquay. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 March 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tormohun.

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Application details

Application type
Major Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 April 2025
Consultation expiry
8 May 2025
Committee meeting
15 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
40 Queen Square Bristol BS1 4QP United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
8 May 2025
Site notice start
8 May 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13841796

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: UptonPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Torquay MarketOn or next to this site
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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