Planning application
Car Park To The East Of South Devon College Long Road Paignton TQ4 7BJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of existing car park (associated F1 use) for the operations of ArcMarine (use class E), including the siting of containers, research and development, and ancillary storage of materials and plant on site.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0150
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0150
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Collaton St Mary
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ4 7BJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torbay register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2026/0172 Withdrawn
Car Park To The East Of South Devon College Long Road Paignton TQ4 7BJ
Change of use of existing car park (associated F1 use) for the operations of ArcMarine (use class E), including the siting of containers, research and development, and ancillary storage of materials and plant on site. Local Development Order P/2015/1210.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by Torbay
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26 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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Avison Young Limited Agent
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Torbay granted permission on 13 August 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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