Car Park To The East Of South Devon College Long Road Paignton TQ4 7BJ Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0150 - Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of existing car park (associated F1 use) for the operations of ArcMarine (use class E), including the siting of containers, research and development, and ancillary storage of materials and plant on site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Jun 2026
Consultation
16 Jul 2026
Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Paignton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 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
Planning Application
Postcode
TQ4 7BJ
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Collaton St Mary
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Avison Young

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 19 days faster than Torbay's median of 67 for changes of use. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Torbay in the last twelve months, from validation. Torbay decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14644683
Site or press notice
16 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Torbay
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#276 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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