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Pavement O/S 118 Union Street Torquay TQ2 5QB

Refused Torbay P/2025/0617 Regulation 4 Application - Torbay

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

The installation of 1x BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones. (See accompanying AD P/2025/0618)

As published by the council, reference P/2025/0617

Application record

Reference
P/2025/0617
Type
Regulation 4 Application - Torbay
Status
Decided
Decision
Refusal
Received
30 Sep 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Decided
27 Nov 2025
Ward
Tormohun
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ2 5QB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2025

    Received by Torbay

  2. 10 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 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.

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What 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.

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How this application type works

This application sits outside the common categories, which can include county matters such as minerals and waste, works by statutory undertakers, demolition notifications and other less frequent procedures. The council record linked below sets out the specific procedure that applies, and the description above is taken directly from the published register.

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