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63 Babbacombe Downs Road Torquay TQ1 3LP

Refused Torbay P/2023/0099 Planning Application

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

Proposal

Reinstatement of function room and formation of terrace at first floor level.

As published by the council, reference P/2023/0099

Application record

Reference
P/2023/0099
Type
Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
30 Jan 2023
Validated
30 Jan 2023
Decided
13 Apr 2023
Ward
St Marychurch
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ1 3LP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2023

    Received by Torbay

  2. 13 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Charles Blake Associates Agent, registered in Newton Abbot

Active · incorporated 2005 · Newton Abbot

61 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 90% granted

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Martyn Strange Applicant, registered in London

Dissolved · incorporated 2010 · London

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

11 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.

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