Coppice Hotel Barrington Road Torquay TQ1 2QJ Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0313 - Major Planning Application Registered

Proposal

Demolition of hotel and construction of 41 retirement apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking, landscaping and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Sept 2026
Consultation
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Nov 2026 and 26 Nov 2026, from Torbay's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Warberries conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Tree preservation order: Lydwell Area, Torquay
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Torquay built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Torbay
Application type
Major Planning Application
Postcode
TQ1 2QJ
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Wellswood
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Committee
Agent
Planning Issues Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 91-day target. Torbay usually decides commercial premises by day 67.

Day 586 days to the 91-day target
36%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Torbay in the last twelve months, from validation. Torbay decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14909862
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Torbay
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#276 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Torbay is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #276 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Torbay decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #183 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #197 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #276 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #247 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
53 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
44 decided
529
Total decisions
68 refused in the year to March 2026