Planning application
P/2022/1300
Former Kingdom Hall Of Jehovahs Witnesses St James Place Torquay TQ1 3LS
Proposal
Variation of condition to P/2021/0235 - P1 Plans. Amendment sought: Alterations to external materials. Proposal /description amended 24 January 2023.
As published by the council, reference P/2022/1300
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2022
Received by Torbay
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19 Jan 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Refusal
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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