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Union Square Shopping Centre & Pannier Market Union Square Torquay

Awaiting decision Torbay P/2025/0173 Major Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

Partial demolition of existing shopping centre, demolition of 9 no. commercial units fronting on Union Street and Market Street and partial demolition of modern additions to Pannier Market. Redevelopment of site to provide residential development with associated amenity space, creation of new Class E commercial unit, repurposing of retained shopping centre floorspace sited below multistorey car park for Class E uses and associated external alterations, external works to Pannier Market, creation of public square and associated development infrastructure and works.

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0173

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0173
Type
Major Planning Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
25 Mar 2025
Validated
29 Apr 2025
Ward
Tormohun
Decision by
Committee

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2025

    Received by Torbay

  2. 29 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 July 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. 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.

Documents

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Torbay for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Torbay decided full applications in a median of 105 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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