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Charter House Cockington Lane Torquay TQ2 6QT

P/2026/0160Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use from guest accommodation with owners' accommodation (C1) to single residential dwelling with parking, waste storage and amenity space (C3).

Received
16 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cockington With Chelston
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated8 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Charter House Cockington Lane Torquay TQ2 6QT. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Gunnersbury Park conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Cockington With Chelston. We hold 1,287 applications in total for the TQ2 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
TQ2 6QT
Application type
Planning Application

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Simon Blake Bank Chambers 1 Vaughan Parade Torquay TQ2 5EG

Publicity

Site notice start
21 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14767629
Comments
0

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
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1972.001Part of the site · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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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