Planning application
Ridgeway Heights Ridgeway Road Torquay TQ1 2ND
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal and replacement of existing combustible external wall elements with new non-combustible and associated works.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0158
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0158
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Wellswood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ1 2ND
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Torbay
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30 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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1 Aug 2026
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Bailey Partnership Agent
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