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57-59 Fore Street Brixham TQ5 8AG

P/2025/0409Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 26 June 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal alterations to ground floor retail units (combining 2 into 1). Internal alterations and enhancements to single apartment at 1st and 2nd floor including the formation of a new attic floor with front facing dormer window and rear roof lights. Formation of garden studio/home office to rear terrace.

Received
30 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
St Peters With St Marys
  1. Received30 Jun
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Jun

Decided in 317 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 57-59 Fore Street Brixham TQ5 8AG. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 361 days, 44 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Brixham Town conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across St Peters With St Marys. We hold 769 applications in total for the TQ5 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
TQ5 8AG
Application type
Planning Application

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2025
Consultation expiry
21 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Jonathan Ling-Cottey 52 Fore Street Brixham Devon TQ5 8DZ United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
21 August 2025
Site notice start
21 August 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14129155

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: Brixham Town
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Globe HotelOn 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Torbay

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