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South Devon Magistrates Court Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BP

Withdrawn Torbay P/2021/0266 Major Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Major scheme

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Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.

Proposal

Change of use from former Magistrates Court to 10 residential apartments & associated facilities, including amendments to windows, doors and external staircases, and the addition of rooflights.

As published by the council, reference P/2021/0266

Application record

Reference
P/2021/0266
Type
Major Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Received
5 Mar 2021
Validated
17 Jun 2021
Decided
3 Aug 2021
Ward
Tormohun
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
TQ1 4BP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Torbay register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/2026/0412 Granted

    South Devon Magistrates Court Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BP

    Certificate of lawfulness for existing operations undertaken to convert the building to form 14 residential apartments (as approved under P/2022/0969).

    Decided 25 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • AT/2024/0268 Granted

    South Devon Magistrates Court Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BP

    G003 - 1x Bay Tree 2x Buddleia - Dismantle, fell & remove to ground level. G004 - 1x Holly Tree - Dismantle, fell & remove G005 - 10x Sycamore Stems/Trees - Dismantle, fell & remove to ground level.

    Decided 13 Nov 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Mar 2021

    Received by Torbay

  2. 17 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Application Withdrawn

  4. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

52 documents on file for this application

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What withdrawal means

The applicant withdrew this application before Torbay decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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