As a mark of respect, the Committee commenced with a minutes’ silence to honour the life and passing of His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip.

Formation of 14 apartments with car parking and vehicular/pedestrian access (as revised by plans received 15.03.2021).

The Committee considered an application for the formation of 14 apartments with car parking and vehicular/pedestrian access (as revised by plans received 15.03.2021).

Prior to the meeting, Members of the Plannng Committee undertook a virtual site visit and written representations were available on the Council’s Website. 

At the meeting Mr Paul Wyman addressed the Committee against the application, Dr Rodney Horder on behalf of Torquay Neighbourhood Forum addressed the meeting and Mr Chris Kenny addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Resolved:

Approved, with the conditions as set out in the submitted report with the final drafting of conditions being delegated to the Assistant Director of Planning, Housing and Climate Emergency, including an extra conditions to ensure the stability of the land and that designing out crime standards are met, together with the resolution of any new material considerations that may come to light.