Planning application
Pavement O/S Subway 8 Tor Hill House Torquay TQ2 5QW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
2 x digital 75" illuminated LCD display screens, one each side of Street Hub unit. (See accompanying R4 P/2025/0615).
As published by the council, reference P/2025/0616
Application record
- Reference
- P/2025/0616
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ2 5QW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Torbay
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9 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refusal
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About advertising applications
How this application type works
Advertisement consent controls signs, hoardings and other adverts. The council may only judge two things: amenity, meaning the effect on the appearance of the building and area, and public safety, chiefly whether a sign distracts road users or obstructs sight lines. Other planning considerations, such as competition between businesses, do not apply.
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