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Unit 12 - 12A Torbay Trading Estate New Road Brixham TQ5 8NF

P/2025/0760Major Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Redevelopment of the former Jewson site consisting of demolition of existing commercial building and construction of four and five storey residential building comprising 23no. two-bedroom flats.

Received
27 November 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
44
Ward
Furzeham With Summercombe
  1. Received27 Nov
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Unit 12 - 12A Torbay Trading Estate New Road Brixham TQ5 8NF. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Furzeham With Summercombe. 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 8NF
Application type
Major Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
23

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2026
Consultation expiry
22 January 2026
Committee meeting
27 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Ben Ricketts 5-7 Meadfoot Road Torquay Devon TQ1 2JP United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
22 January 2026
Site notice start
22 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14477885

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
  • Brownfield land register: Former Jewson, New Road, BrixhamRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 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.

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.

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