Planning application
30 Courtenay Road Newton Abbot TQ12 1HE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from former nursing home (Use Class C2) to large HMO comprising 13 non self-contained rooms with ancillary kitchen and communal accommodation (Sui Generis) together with 5 non self-contained rooms with ancillary kitchen and dining accommodation at lower ground floor (C4 Use Class)
As published by the council, reference 26/01249/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01249/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- College
- Parish
- NEWTON ABBOT
- Postcode
- TQ12 1HE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Teignbridge
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10 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Teignbridge took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Bell Cornwell LLP Agent, registered in Hook
Active · incorporated 2008 · Hook
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
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