Planning application
Sigma House Oak View Close Torquay TQ2 7FF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 136 solar photovoltaic panels on pitched roof.
As published by the council, reference P/2024/0698
Application record
- Reference
- P/2024/0698
- Type
- Prior approval or notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 9 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Shiphay
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ2 7FF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2024
Received by Torbay
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23 Oct 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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2 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torbay granted permission on 17 December 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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