Rowcroft Hospice Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS

1. 24 Jun 2022

   Received by Torbay

2. 4 Jul 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 3 May 2023

   Decision issued: Permission With Legal Agreement

4. 5 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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• Rowcroft Hospice Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS

  P/2024/0497 Submitted 24 Jul 2024 0m away

  Variation of Conditions relating to major application P/2022/0772: Demolition of Mildmay, the art room and estate workshop buildings and construction of new 60-bed specialist dementia & complex needs nursing home with ancillary facilities (Use Class C2). Remodelling of and extension to Main House to provide a 14-bed inpatients unit with ancillary facilities (Use Class C2). Remodelling of Rainbow House and construction of 40 assisted living units with communal facilities (Use Class C2). Construction of 3 guest lodges (Use Class C2). Construction of shared resident and community facilities comprising restaurant (Use Class E(b)), creche / nursery (Use Class E(f)) and community room / village hall (Use Class F2(b)). Construction of estate workshop. Associated car and cycle parking. Comprehensive landscape scheme to include publicly accessible amenity space, communal and private amenity space, restoration of boating lake, sustainable drainage features, allotments, new tree planting and associated works. Various vehicular, cycle and pedestrian routes through the site. All associated infrastructure works. (As amended by plans received 14.11.2022). Conditions: P1 - Approved Plans, 15 - Arboricultural Method Statement, 21 - Parking Management Plan, 23 - Landscaping Scheme, 33 - Care Home Ancillary Units. Variation sought: amendments to restaurant, nursery and community room/village hall with associated amendments to landscaping, generator plant and parking.

  Decided Amendments Extension Demolition 141 docs
  Major scheme

• Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS

  P/2026/0292 Submitted 5 May 2026 0m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing: Confirmation of lawful implementation of development approved under P/2024/0497.

  Granted Lawful development

• Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS

  AT/2024/0301 Submitted 29 Oct 2024 45m away

  G005 - Common ash - Group of 4 trees adjacent to site access down steep bank with branches overhanging access road. Fell tree. X2 ash trees near back entrance. T0068 - Common ash - Located near large concrete drain. Fell tree. Sectional dismantle and fell. T0095 - Common ash - Tree in highway verge. Sectional dismantle and fell. T1803 - Common ash - Woodland tree located on high side if footpath tree marked with pink spot. Fell tree. T7 / (T1802)- Common ash - Woodland edge tree leaning towards garden area. marked with pink spot Heavy lean towards formal garden area. Cavities X3 at base - good level of reactive butressing. Tree has a 2 dimensional form due to recent tree removal. remove tree Fell tree. T0048 - Common ash - In woodland on high side of footpath. Smaller diameter ash located immediately behind. Historic branch failure on south east side of tree at 7 metres - wound occluding well although partial delamination also noted in immediate area. veteranising the tree at 6 metres from ground level. T0093 - Common ash - Tree in highway verge overhanging dwelling - Vitality poor - tree marked with paint. Fell tree. T0520 - Common ash - In verge adjacent to road.fell tree with low target area. T1801 - Common ash - Woodland tree. Target range includes footpath. Fell tree. T0958 - Oak - will have to be removed at the same time as is being held up by the ash that is being removed T0955 - Common ash - Slender tree with weight bias over footpath. veteranising the tree at 7 metres from ground level. G2 - Common ash x7 - Group 10 of woodland edge trees with a low target range. marked with pink spot. - Remove group of ash. Fell trees.

  Granted Trees
  Domestic

• Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS

  AT/2022/0317 Submitted 22 Nov 2022 68m away

  On sketch plan: ///ready.split.thudding Too61- beech. Height reduction by c.5-6m (tree 24m and post pruning height will be c.18m). Canopy edges will be pruned reduced by approximately 1.5m- 2m to shape. ///data.defers.political Too62- beech- reduce height by 3-4m (tree post pruning is expected to be 21m in height). Top edges of canopy to be reduced??by??1m??to??shape. 3x mature beech trees behind and to the north east of the creative therapies studio. ///digesting.kite.skim. T1. 1x beech tree directly behind studio - Reduce in height by approximately 3-4m to appropriate pruning points. Post pruning height will be approximately 14-16m. Reduce eastern canopy edge to taper in with remaining canopy spread. This will be done by removing 2.5m from the tips of the branches. ///hides.depth.soap. T2. 1x beech tree north east of the studio - Reduce in height by approximately 3-4m to appropriate pruning points. Post pruning height will be approximately 16-18m. Reduce eastern canopy spread by 2m by removing overextending lateral branches back to suitable pruning points. T3. 1x beech tree north west of T2 - Reduce in height by 2.5m to appropriate pruning points. Post pruning height will be 14m above ground level. The finishing height of the tree will fit in with the already narrow canopy spread of the tree. These trees are referred to as group 3 on QTRA document.

  Refused Trees 5 docs

• Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS

  AT/2026/0055 Submitted 10 Feb 2026 68m away

  T1: Mature Holm Oak: Crown reduce the height and lateral spread by approximately 3 - 3.5 metres, pruning branch tips back to suitable secondary growth points to retain a natural crown outline. Works to achieve a balanced canopy with no more than one-third of foliage removed in accordance with BS 3998:2010. Tree is heavily leaning towards neighbouring property and the canopy is all weighted in the same direction due to it being a woodland edge tree. The requested works are to help reduce excessive shading within the garden area. The tree is very imposing from the property with its heavy lean towards property and growing from bank at its canopy spread.

  Granted Trees

• Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS

  AT/2026/0155 Submitted 16 Jun 2026 68m away

  T008: 1x Mature Beech Large buttress roots formed around the base of the tree, situated as focal point for garden area. Tight included union at bifurcation point at 4m, with large ears formed to the north and south, included union on secondary eastern stem at 8m with ears formed to the north and south. Historic primary limb failure at 8m on the western stem, large open wound with limited wound wood formed. Large ganoderma spp brackets growing from cavity to the north on western most stem. Bracket forming in old occluding wound to the south of the wound site on same stem. In striking distance of benches in garden area. Area is used for events in the summer. Tree has had primary limb failure at union at secondary eastern stem at 8m. Tree officer has attended site and agreed on removal, area roped off until TPO application has been approved. Fell tree and replant with Copper Beech.

  Granted Trees

• P/2025/0768 Granted

  St Edmunds Hotel 25 Sands Road Paignton TQ4 6EG

  Change of use from guest house to dwelling.

  1 Dec 2025 Full applications
• P/2026/0532 Awaiting decision

  41 Totnes Road Paignton TQ4 5LA

  Change of use from ambulance offices (use class E) to residential institution as adult respite centre (use class C2) to include construction of single storey extension to rear and associated works.

  24 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0271 Withdrawn

  15 Scarborough Road Torquay TQ2 5UJ

  Change of use from C1 (guesthouse) to C4 (six-bed HMO) with no external alterations. Existing self-contained basement flat retained as C3 dwelling. No building works proposed.

  27 Apr 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0512 Awaiting decision

  33A New Road Brixham TQ5 8NB

  Change of use of garage to affordable residential unit. Alterations to fenestration.

  14 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/2026/0309 Refused

  The Rosewood 56 Belgrave Road Torquay TQ2 5HY

  Change of use of upper floors of property from C1 (guesthouse) to six-bedroom HMO. Basement and ground floor owner's accommodation remains unchanged. No external alterations.

  11 May 2026 Full applications