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Land West Of Brixham Road Paignton Devon TQ4 7RZ

Granted Torbay P/2011/0197 Major Outline Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Mixed Use Development of 39 Hectares of land at White Rock, Paignton to construct up to 350 dwellings, approximately 36,800m2 gross employment floorspace, a local centre including food retail (up to 1652m2 gross) with additional 392m2A1/A3 use and student accommodation, approximately 15 hectares of open space, sports pavilion and associated infrastructure and engineering works to provide access, drainage and landscaping (Outline Application)

As published by the council, reference P/2011/0197

Application record

Reference
P/2011/0197
Type
Major Outline Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Permission With Legal Agreement
Received
21 Feb 2011
Validated
21 Feb 2011
Decided
29 Apr 2013
Ward
Blatchcombe
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
TQ4 7RZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Feb 2011

    Received by Torbay

  2. 29 Apr 2013

    Decision issued: Permission With Legal Agreement

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Abacus Developments And Deeley Freed Estates Applicant, a developer

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

158 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Torbay granted permission on 29 April 2013, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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