Planning application
Paignton Zoo Environment Park Totnes Road Paignton TQ4 7EU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to form new pedestrian footbridge near zoo entrance with associated path alterations.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0350
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0350
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Goodrington With Roselands
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ4 7EU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Torbay
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23 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Kay Elliott Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Devon
Active · incorporated 1988 · Devon
19 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 83% granted
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Torbay granted permission on 12 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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