Planning application
South Devon Magistrates Court Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BP
Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight.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- Application Withdrawn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.
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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).
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2021
Received by Torbay
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17 Jun 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Application Withdrawn
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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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