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Memories Bistro 68 Fore Street Torquay TQ1 4LX

Refused Torbay P/2023/0006 Planning Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from bistro to residential dwelling.

As published by the council, reference P/2023/0006

Application record

Reference
P/2023/0006
Type
Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refusal
Received
3 Jan 2023
Validated
10 Mar 2023
Decided
5 May 2023
Ward
St Marychurch
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ1 4LX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jan 2023

    Received by Torbay

  2. 10 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Torbay refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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