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3 The Strand Torquay TQ1 2AA

P/2026/0286Refused

Refused on 16 September 2026

Council decision: Refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use of premises from Class E to a mixed use of Class E and hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and retention of extractor flue and shop front (see adjoining application P/2026/0287). Retrospective.

Received
30 April 2026
  1. Received30 Apr
  2. Validated13 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 126 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 3 The Strand Torquay TQ1 2AA. Torbay has handled 4,663 applications of this type. This one was decided in 126 days, 10 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Torquay Harbour conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
TQ1 2AA

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 May 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Torquay Harbour
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Clarence HotelOn or next to this site · +3 more
  • Brownfield land register: Fleet Walk Shopping Centre, TorquayRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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
    13 May

    Change of use of premises from Class E to a mixed use of Class E and hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and…

    This applicationRefusedApplicationP/2026/0286
  2. 2026
    13 May

    Consent for illuminated fascia sign and illuminated projecting hanging sign (see adjoining application…

    ApprovedApplicationPart ofP/2026/0287

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