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Land At Preston Down Road Paignton

P/2026/0023Major Variation of ConditionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 14 July 2026

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Variation of conditions in relation to P/2022/0820 (Construction of 101 dwellings including a mix of 1,2,3 and 4 bedroom homes (30 affordable) together with new means of access, landscaping, public open space, play area and associated works on two fields north and south of Preston Down Road. [Revised plans received 30 November 2022]): Condition P1 - Approved Plans, 03 - Flood Risk and Drainage Assessment, 04 - Finish Floor Levels, Datum Levels, 08 - Adoptable Streets, 24 - Hard and Soft Landscaping & 33 - Low Carbon Development. Variation sought: Vary plans and conditions as part of a house-type swap.

Received
14 January 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
27
Ward
Preston
  1. Received14 Jan
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Jul

Decided in 181 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Land At Preston Down Road Paignton. Torbay has handled 92 applications of this type. This one was decided in 181 days, 18 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Preston.

88% of conditions 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

Application type
Major Variation of Condition
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
101

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026
Consultation expiry
29 January 2026

Publicity

Last advertised
29 January 2026
Site notice start
29 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14605736

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2002.012Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • Local nature reserve: Occombe Farm & Scadson WoodsPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    3 Sep

    Variation of Section 106 Agreement relating to application P/2026/0023

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)V/2026/0001
  2. 2026
    14 Jan

    Variation of conditions in relation to P/2022/0820

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P/2026/0023
  3. No date

    Discharge of conditions in relation to P/2026/0023

    PendingDischarge of conditionsCN/2026/0071

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