11 - 13 Abbey Road Torquay TQ2 5NF Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0543 - Planning Application Registered
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of existing restaurant (Class E(b)) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Validated
8 Oct 2026
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Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 25 Dec 2026, from Torbay's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Abbey Road 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 ↗
15 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Old Town Hall, Grade II, 18 m away · 15 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Special area of conservation 470 m away: Lyme Bay and Torbay; Inside the Torquay built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
TQ2 5NF
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Tormohun
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
CWJ Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Torbay usually decides changes of use by day 69.

Day 1158 days to the predicted decision (day 69)
43%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
34decided 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

No public comments yet.

72 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15189418
Planning Portal ref
PP-15189418
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings