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Priory Towers Hotel 21 Esplanade Road Paignton TQ4 6BE

Granted Torbay P/2022/1325 Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Establishment of use of flats 1,2,3,4,5,10,11,12 and 14 as residential properties.

As published by the council, reference P/2022/1325

Application record

Reference
P/2022/1325
Type
Cert. of Lawfulness - Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
9 Dec 2022
Validated
16 Dec 2022
Decided
2 Feb 2023
Ward
Roundham With Hyde
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ4 6BE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2022

    Received by Torbay

  2. 16 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lofthouse Property and Management Limited Agent

2 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Torbay granted permission on 2 February 2023, 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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