Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

This site has had 6 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.

• P/2024/0693 Awaiting decision

  Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  Demolition, alteration and extension of existing buildings and construction of new buildings to provide 90 residential dwellings (houses and apartments), including part retrospective permission for plots 6-12 (Meadow Houses), with associated access, car parking, landscaping, infrastructure and associated works (see accompanying Major Listed Building application P/2024/0694).

  Submitted 8 Oct 2024 Full applications
• P/2022/1165 Granted

  Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  Installation of mobile sales unit with associated access and landscaping (Retrospective).

  Decided 28 Mar 2023 Full applications
• P/2022/0955 Granted

  Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  Variation of Conditions relating to P/2021/1285 (Demolition of school site and construction of 90 residential units (houses and apartments), with associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure). Condition P1 - Approved Plans - Minor amendments to 'meadow houses', Plots 6-12, and revised documents for Conditions 01 (Construction management), 02 (Archaeological works), 03 (Construction ecology management), 04 (Landscape management), 05 (Ecological assessment). (Re-advertised revised description)

  Decided 15 Feb 2023 Amendments
• P/2019/1334 Granted

  Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  Demolition of school site and construction of 90 residential units (houses and apartments), with associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure.

  Decided 17 Jun 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
• P/2019/1330 Granted

  Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  Demolition of school site and construction of 90 residential units (houses and apartments), with associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure.

  Decided 17 Jun 2021 Full applications

1. 8 Oct 2024

   Received by Torbay

2. 17 Dec 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 11 February 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Torbay took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• P/2024/0693 Awaiting decision

  Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  Demolition, alteration and extension of existing buildings and construction of new buildings to provide 90 residential dwellings (houses and apartments), including part retrospective permission for plots 6-12 (Meadow Houses), with associated access, car parking, landscaping, infrastructure and associated works (see accompanying Major Listed Building application P/2024/0694).

  Submitted 8 Oct 2024 Full applications

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

• P/2024/0693 Awaiting decision

  Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  Demolition, alteration and extension of existing buildings and construction of new buildings to provide 90 residential dwellings (houses and apartments), including part retrospective permission for plots 6-12 (Meadow Houses), with associated access, car parking, landscaping, infrastructure and associated works (see accompanying Major Listed Building application P/2024/0694).

  Submitted 8 Oct 2024 Full applications

This application is with Torbay for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Torbay decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  P/2024/0693 Submitted 8 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  79% historically approved · decision due ~18 Mar

  Demolition, alteration and extension of existing buildings and construction of new buildings to provide 90 residential dwellings (houses and apartments), including part retrospective permission for plots 6-12 (Meadow Houses), with associated access, car parking, landscaping, infrastructure and associated works (see accompanying Major Listed Building application P/2024/0694).

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Extension +1
  Major scheme

• Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  P/2022/0955 Submitted 19 Aug 2022 50 yards away

  Variation of Conditions relating to P/2021/1285 (Demolition of school site and construction of 90 residential units (houses and apartments), with associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure). Condition P1 - Approved Plans - Minor amendments to 'meadow houses', Plots 6-12, and revised documents for Conditions 01 (Construction management), 02 (Archaeological works), 03 (Construction ecology management), 04 (Landscape management), 05 (Ecological assessment). (Re-advertised revised description)

  Granted Amendments New dwelling Demolition 163 docs
  Major scheme

• Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  P/2019/1334 Submitted 13 Dec 2019 50 yards away

  Demolition of school site and construction of 90 residential units (houses and apartments), with associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling Demolition 202 docs

• Stoodley Knowle School Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JB

  P/2019/1330 Submitted 13 Dec 2019 50 yards away

  Demolition of school site and construction of 90 residential units (houses and apartments), with associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 251 docs
  Major scheme

• Land Adjacent To Greenwood Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JE

  P/2026/0181 Submitted 24 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Formation of one detached dwelling (pursuant to outline planning permission P/2018/1281).

  Granted Lawful development New dwelling
  Domestic

• Greenwood Ansteys Cove Road Torquay TQ1 2JE

  P/2021/0149 Submitted 1 Feb 2021 150 yards away

  Reserved Matters Application relating to Outline Application to P/2018/1281 - All matters: (i) appearance (ii) landscaping (to include hard and soft landscaping, and means of enclosure), including minor revisions to the approved layout and scale.

  Granted Reserved matters 21 docs

• P/2026/0183 Granted

  Weavers Cottage Cockington Lane Torquay TQ2 6XA

  Replacement of failing single glazed C20/C21 windows with timber, heritage double glazed casement windows.

  Received 25 Mar, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• P/2026/0396 Granted

  25-27 Fleet Street Torquay TQ1 1DB

  Minor internal alterations to form dental practice, including lining of walls and new internal floors.

  Received 19 Jun, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• P/2026/0555 Awaiting decision

  Torre Abbey The Kings Drive Torquay TQ2 5JE

  Repair of West Range roof and chapel interior, tower roof repair, strengthen store room floor and small scale patch repairs in ancillary areas to specified lime-plastered walls.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• P/2026/0539 Awaiting decision

  Disraelis House 50 Braddons Hill Road East Torquay TQ1 1HE

  Replacement of 5 x second-floor sash windows with 5 x double glazed sash windows.

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• P/2026/0528 Awaiting decision

  13 The Old Town Hall Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 3JR

  Replacement of second floor window (retrospective).

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 23 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings