Planning application
34 Fleet Street Torquay TQ2 5DJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from ancillary retail storage to residential flat [retrospective application].
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0603
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0603
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ2 5DJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by Torbay
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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12 Aug 2026
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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
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Torbay granted permission on 8 January 2026, 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.
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