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Coppice Hotel Barrington Road Torquay TQ1 2QJ

Awaiting decision Torbay P/2026/0313 Major Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

Demolition of hotel and construction of 41 retirement apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking, landscaping and associated works.

As published by the council, reference P/2026/0313

Application record

Reference
P/2026/0313
Type
Major Planning Application
Status
Registered
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
9 Sep 2026
Ward
Wellswood
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
TQ1 2QJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by Torbay

  2. 9 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 December 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Torbay for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Torbay decided full applications in a median of 119 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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