Planning application
Conway Court Hotel Warren Road Torquay TQ2 5TS
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Completion of development of 14 apartments as approved pursuant to planning permission P/2020/0925.
As published by the council, reference P/2024/0609
Application record
- Reference
- P/2024/0609
- Type
- Cert. of Lawfulness - Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 5 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 25 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ2 5TS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torbay register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2024/0194 Withdrawn
Conway Court Hotel Warren Road Torquay TQ2 5TS
Certificate of lawfulness to establish commencement of development (application P/2020/0925): Commencement of access road.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2024
Received by Torbay
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16 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Approval
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2 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torbay granted permission on 25 October 2024, 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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Conway Court Hotel Warren Road Torquay TQ2 5TS
Certificate of lawfulness to establish commencement of development (application P/2020/0925): Commencement of access road.
Withdrawn Lawful development 10 docs -
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Granted Trees -
Flat 3 Vernon Court Warren Road Torquay TQ2 5TR
80% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov
T1 Holm oak Fair Old lapsed pollard, previous crown reductions. Excessive regrowth from old pruning points. Well rooted, no decay Crown reduction to region of previous pruning, slight thinning of inner canopy and removal of dead wood. 12 T2 Holm oak Fair 4 x stem from ground level, previous crown reduction. Tight to garden path, but appears well rooted. Crown reduction to region of previous pruning, slight thinning of inner canopy and removal of dead wood. 12 T3 Holm oak Fair Old lapsed pollard, previous crown reductions. Excessive regrowth from old pruning points. Well rooted, no decay, weighted down garden slope. Crown reduction to region of previous pruning, slight thinning of inner canopy and removal of dead wood. 12 T4 Holm oak Fair Smaller tree top of retaining wall, canopy weighted over footpath below retaining wall. No damage apparent from garden, some epicormic growth at base. Crown reduction to region of previous pruning, slight thinning of inner canopy and removal of dead wood. Remove basal epicormic All pruning cuts to be made at suitable growth points. All works carried out to BS 3998:2010 Tree Works Recommendations Remove all cut material from site & return to a Teign Trees depot for recycling, leaving the area safe, clean & tidy.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
Flat 1 Vernon Court Warren Road Torquay TQ2 5TR
Tree 1 Holm Oak 16m (h) 110cm (d) Cut back to previous approved cut, reducing excessive regrowth down by 4m to old cut previous pruning points bringing height down to 12m and radius to 8m equating to a 20% reduction The radial spread will be 8metre post pruning Tree 2 Holm Oak (multi stem) 15m (h) Cut back to previous cut points, reducing excessive regrowth by 4m to previous cut points reducing overall height to 11m and radius to 7m equating to a 15% reduction The radial spread will be 7m post pruning Tree 3 Holm Oak 12m(h) 1m(d) Cut back to previous cut points, reducing excessive regrowth by 4m to previous points bringing height down to 8m and radius to 12.5m equating to 20% reduction. The radial spread will be 12.5m post pruning On all three trees no cutting any further than has previously been completed.
Granted Trees -
Flat 1 Vernon Court Warren Road Torquay TQ2 5TR
Holm Oak 12m Tall 50cm diameter (Already have approved plan for other three trees on site, scope to mirror that) Crown mai fence works requested to cut back to previous pruning points, not as far as original pollard but to the secondary pollard points, this has been noted on tree inspectors recent visit looking at other trees on site. This tree was not included in the original request due to a miscommunication between owner and agent. Plan to reduce radial spread down from 9m to 7m roughly removing 1.5-2m of regrowth.
Granted TreesSmall domestic
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