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Ropewalk Hill Brixham

P/2026/0078Demolition - Prior NotifyApproved

Approved on 1 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Demolition of redundant and derelict standalone former public toilet block.

Received
10 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Furzeham With Summercombe
  1. Received10 Feb
  2. Validated5 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Ropewalk Hill Brixham. Torbay has handled 27 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Furzeham With Summercombe.

84% of all 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
Demolition - Prior Notify

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Simon Wright 3rd Floor, Tor Hill House Union Street Torquay Devon TQ2 5QW United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14690467

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, 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.

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