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17 Collingwood Close Torquay TQ1 2DN

P/2025/0778Householder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 16 February 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of single storey timber summerhouse.

Received
3 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Wellswood
  1. Received3 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Feb

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 17 Collingwood Close Torquay TQ1 2DN. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Lincombes conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Wellswood. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 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
TQ1 2DN
Application type
Householder Application

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2025
Consultation expiry
15 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO John Simmons 12 Bensgrove Close Woodcote RG8 0SJ United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
15 January 2026
Site notice start
15 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14475343

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lincombes
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1969.001Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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