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Torbay House & Fore Tops Overgang Road Brixham TQ5 8HY

P/2026/0159Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

This application seeks planning permission for the conversion of an existing ground and first-floor maisonette (Torbay House) and upper floor flat (Fore Tops) into two townhouses. The proposal includes demolition works, front and side extensions, replacement of the existing mansard roof with a raised pitched roof. The scheme also incorporates balconies and rear dormers on the rear elevation, together with terraces on the side elevation. [Readvertised 8/10/2026 due to amended site address]

Received
13 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
11
Ward
Furzeham With Summercombe
  1. Received13 Mar
  2. Validated10 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Torbay House & Fore Tops Overgang Road Brixham TQ5 8HY. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

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Application details

Postcode
TQ5 8HY
Application type
Planning Application

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 April 2026
Consultation expiry
8 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Nicholas Lebrasse Studio 4 Vaughan Parade TORQUAY Devon TQ2 5EG United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
8 October 2026
Site notice start
8 October 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14775933

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Brixham Town
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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.

Source: Torbay

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