Planning application
Rowcroft Hospice Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
Works: Extension Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment relating to application P/2024/0497: Variation of Conditions relating to major application P/2022/0772: Demolition of Mildmay, the art room and estate workshop buildings and construction of new 60-bed specialist dementia & complex needs nursing home with ancillary facilities (Use Class C2). Remodelling of and extension to Main House to provide a 14-bed inpatients unit with ancillary facilities (Use Class C2). Remodelling of Rainbow House and construction of 40 assisted living units with communal facilities (Use Class C2). Construction of 3 guest lodges (Use Class C2). Construction of shared resident and community facilities comprising restaurant (Use Class E(b)), creche / nursery (Use Class E(f)) and community room / village hall (Use Class F2(b)). Construction of estate workshop. Associated car and cycle parking. Comprehensive landscape scheme to include publicly accessible amenity space, communal and private amenity space, restoration of boating lake, sustainable drainage features, allotments, new tree planting and associated works. Various vehicular, cycle and pedestrian routes through the site. All associated infrastructure works. (As amended by plans received 14.11.2022). Conditions: P1 - Approved Plans, 15 - Arboricultural Method Statement, 21 - Parking Management Plan, 23 - Landscaping Scheme, 33 - Care Home Ancillary Units. Variation sought: amendments to restaurant, nursery and community room/village hall with associated amendments to landscaping, generator plant and parking. Amendments sought: Alterations to approved plans, including: Removal of gabion walls. Adjustments to location of proposed guest lodges. Amendment bridge access to proposed lodges, in line with appropriate grading. Amended engineering design of estates workshop and associated hardstanding.
As published by the council, reference P/2026/0486
Application record
- Reference
- P/2026/0486
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ2 5LS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Torbay
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
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How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Rowcroft Hospice Ellas Gardens Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
81% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep
All relevant photos included in report. T009 -Scots pine - In striking distance of service road, tree is dead. - Fell tree T10 - Common ash - Tree is on edge of service road, growing out of bank. Tree is entirely dead and in striking distance of road. - Fell tree T015 - Generally good health. No funding or cavities at the base. No obvious signs of decay in main stem. Four large hanging limbs directly over the footpath on the south side of canopy at 15m - Remove hanging and snapped limbs over footpath T020 - Tree is situated in maintained lawn with circular bench around base. Tree is in generally good health. One snapped large limb at 13m on eastern side of the canopy, in striking distance of bench area. - Remove snapped limb at 13m on eastern side of canopy. T028 - Tree is situated on edge of entrance road, in striking distance of third party property and road. No cavities or fungal fruiting bodies found at base. No evidence of decay. Tree appears to be in good health. Moderate deadwood in canopy over road. One large hanging branch directly over road at 11m on eastern side. - Remove hanging limb over road.
Awaiting decision Trees -
Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
81% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep
T 030 - Multiple stemmed lapsed sycamore coppice. Growing on bank bordering road and in striking distance of third party properties to the north and south. Two primary stems to the north have been pollarded down to 3m. The eastern most stem has since died with large area of bark necrosis at 1.5m - 3m. The northern most stem which has had a primary limb pollarded is in severe decline with bark necrosis to the north at 2m. If the two stems are removed the remaining canopy will be biased totaly to the south and west and will be open to additional wind loading. Recommendations - Pollard to level already established, approximately 3m. Please see report excerpt for photos.
Awaiting decision Trees -
Rowcroft Hospice Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
Variation of Conditions relating to major application P/2022/0772: Demolition of Mildmay, the art room and estate workshop buildings and construction of new 60-bed specialist dementia & complex needs nursing home with ancillary facilities (Use Class C2). Remodelling of and extension to Main House to provide a 14-bed inpatients unit with ancillary facilities (Use Class C2). Remodelling of Rainbow House and construction of 40 assisted living units with communal facilities (Use Class C2). Construction of 3 guest lodges (Use Class C2). Construction of shared resident and community facilities comprising restaurant (Use Class E(b)), creche / nursery (Use Class E(f)) and community room / village hall (Use Class F2(b)). Construction of estate workshop. Associated car and cycle parking. Comprehensive landscape scheme to include publicly accessible amenity space, communal and private amenity space, restoration of boating lake, sustainable drainage features, allotments, new tree planting and associated works. Various vehicular, cycle and pedestrian routes through the site. All associated infrastructure works. (As amended by plans received 14.11.2022). Conditions: P1 - Approved Plans, 15 - Arboricultural Method Statement, 21 - Parking Management Plan, 23 - Landscaping Scheme, 33 - Care Home Ancillary Units. Variation sought: amendments to restaurant, nursery and community room/village hall with associated amendments to landscaping, generator plant and parking.
Decided Amendments Extension Demolition 141 docsMajor scheme -
Rowcroft Hospice Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
Demolition of Mildmay, the art room and estate workshop buildings and construction of new 60-bed specialist dementia & complex needs nursing home with ancillary facilities (Use Class C2). Remodelling of and extension to Main House to provide a 14-bed inpatients unit with ancillary facilities (Use Class C2). Remodelling of Rainbow House and construction of 40 assisted living units with communal facilities (Use Class C2). Construction of 3 guest lodges (Use Class C2). Construction of shared resident and community facilities comprising restaurant (Use Class E(b)), creche / nursery (Use Class E(f)) and community room / village hall (Use Class F2(b)). Construction of estate workshop. Associated car and cycle parking. Comprehensive landscape scheme to include publicly accessible amenity space, communal and private amenity space, restoration of boating lake, sustainable drainage features, allotments, new tree planting and associated works. Various vehicular, cycle and pedestrian routes through the site. All associated infrastructure works. (As amended by plans received 14.11.2022.)
Decided Full applications Extension Demolition 182 docsMajor scheme -
Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
Certificate of lawfulness for existing: Confirmation of lawful implementation of development approved under P/2024/0497.
Granted Lawful development -
Land Adjacent To High View Lodge Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
T1 - Front garden - Holm oak - target prune lowest lateral overhanging branch back to main stem. Works required to improve relations between our client and the tree as the branch in question is causing nuisance in terms of shading and bird faeces, debris and detritus. This branch removal will not affect the aesthetics of the tree but will improve life for the property owner.
Granted Trees 3 docs
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