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White Gables Seaway Lane Torquay TQ2 6PS

P/2026/0356Approved

Approved on 11 September 2026

Council decision: Approval

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Formation of off-grid single-storey, two-bedroom, self-contained ancillary accommodation with solar panels. Installation of solar panels on host dwelling and resurfacing of existing gated site access off Seaway Lane with block paving.

Received
2 June 2026
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated2 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Sep

Decided in 71 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at White Gables Seaway Lane Torquay TQ2 6PS. Torbay has handled 4,663 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Chelston conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,287 applications in total for the TQ2 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
TQ2 6PS

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
MKH ARCHITECTS LTD

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chelston
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1974.004Part of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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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