107 New Road Brixham TQ5 8BY Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0548 - Telecommunications - Outside Cons. Area Pending

Proposal

Installation of fixed line broadband apparatus. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Oct 2026 and 18 Nov 2026, from Torbay's recent full applications. Comments are open until 1 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Tree preservation order 6 m away: Cumbers and Coombe Bank, Brixham; National landscape 378 m away: South Devon; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Brixham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Telecommunications - Outside Cons. Area
Postcode
TQ5 8BY
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Furzeham With Summercombe
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Openreach

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Torbay usually decides full applications by day 66.

Day 1353 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
38%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
42decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Torbay
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#276 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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