Planning application
Devonshire Retail Park Long Road Paignton TQ4 7BL
Works: Demolition
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Proposal
Erection of new cafe/restaurant (Class E(b)), partial demolition and replacement of existing bin store, relocation of existing planters and benches and associated works.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0247
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0247
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Collaton St Mary
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ4 7BL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Torbay
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21 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Torbay took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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Montagu Evans LLP Agent, registered in London
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