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£150,000

Torquay

Key Features

  • Upper Floors Development Opportunity with Planning Permission
  • Planning Permission Approved For 2 x 2-Bed Flats & 2 x 1-Bed Flats
  • Convenient Access to Harbourside and Town Centre
  • Vacant Upper Floor Accommodation Currently Arranged as Store Rooms
  • Access via Rock Road to the Rear of Fleet Street

Description

Upper Floors Development Opportunity with Planning Permission. Planning Permission Approved for 2 x 2 Bed Flats & 2 x 1 Bed Flats.

The property is situated in a highly central position in Torquay, on Fleet Street, one of the town’s principal commercial streets. The location benefits from excellent access to the town centre, harbour, seafront, restaurants, cafés, leisure facilities and public transport connections.Fleet Street forms part of Torquay’s main retail and commercial core and is well placed for access to Torquay Harbourside, Union Street, the seafront and the wider English Riviera. The rear access from Rock Road provides an existing dedicated entrance to the upper floor accommodation. The property comprises the upper floors of 33 Fleet Street, Torquay, currently vacant and arranged as store room accommodation.The plot is to be sold by way of a new long leasehold title, to be created on sale. Planning permission has been approved via Torbay Council under planning reference P/2023/1095 for the conversion of the upper floors to provide 4 residential units arranged over three floors. The proposed accommodation comprises 2 x 1-bedroom flats and 2 x 2-bedroom flats. Planning permission is valid until February 2028. Alternative development under permitted development rights may be possible.This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a town centre development project with planning consent already achieved, providing scope for onward sale or retention as a residential investment once completed.

ACCOMMODATION

The accommodation is currently vacant and arranged as store rooms.

The approved proposed scheme provides the following residential accommodation:

UPPER GROUND / FIRST FLOOR LEVELS

FLAT ONE

1-bedroom studio apartment, with mezzanine bedroom.

Approximate area: 38 sq m.

FLAT TWO

1-bedroom studio apartment, with mezzanine bedroom.

Approximate area: 37 sq m.

Communal space for ancillary provision including bin store and cycle racks.

SECOND FLOOR

FLAT THREE

2-bedroom apartment.

Approximate area: 57 sq m.

THIRD FLOOR

FLAT FOUR

2-bedroom apartment.

Approximate area: 57 sq m.

TENURE

The property is being sold by way of a new long leasehold title to be created on sale.

Flexible lease terms are available but proposed 999-year lease at a peppercorn ground rent and a 50% split of repair liability managed via a service charge.

ASKING PRICE

An asking price of £150,000.

PLANNING

Planning permission has been approved via Torbay Council for the creation of 4 residential units. Further details are available on Torbay Council's Planning Portal using reference: P/2023/1095. Planning is valid until February 2028.

EPC RATING C

BUSINESS RATES

Business Rates are currently combined with the ground floor retail accommodation and would need to be split should there be continued commercial use.

VIEWING

Viewing is highly recommended and can be arranged by prior appointment with the Agents, Bettesworths.

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Property details

Tenure
Leasehold
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Date Posted
2026-07-04

Utilities & Restrictions

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 85% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Warberry CofE Academy797 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    368
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ellacombe Church of England Academy809 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    337
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Upton St James CofE Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    94
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Cockington Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    380
    Type
    Academy converter
  • All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    193
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Spires College0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,154
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Torquay Academy1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,472
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Cuthbert Mayne School1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,001
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic/Church of England
  • Torquay Girls' Grammar School1.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,058
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Torquay Boys' Grammar School1.5 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,087
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Torquay Fleet Street Express, Torquay53 metres
Iceland Torquay, Torquay347 metres
Co-op Torquay Torwood Street, Torquay488 metres

GP surgery

Croft Hall Medical Practice657 metres

Pharmacy

Superdrug Pharmacy94 metres

Hospital

Mount Stuart Hospital1 mile

Green space

Play Space180 metres

Walking trail

South West Coast Path450 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Torquay Rail Station0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Fleet Street Roundabout38 metres

Typical drive times

Torquay2 min · 0.9 miles
Paignton10 min · 3.6 miles
Newton Abbot14 min · 6.8 miles
Exeter (city)34 min · 23 miles
Kingsteignton16 min · 8.4 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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