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Former Torbay Holiday Motel, Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4

Land size
2.92 acres

Key Features

  • Site extends to approx 2.916 acres (1.18 hectares)
  • Site held under title numbers DN698820 and DN695609
  • Offers invited for the freehold, with vacant possession
  • Outline consent (Ref: P/2022/0771) for 30 dwellings
  • Site is within the Collaton St Mary Future Growth Area
  • Total S.106 Contributions amount to £338,337
  • Ransom Strip included in sale
  • Vacant Building Credits

Description

The site, formerly the Torbay Holiday Motel, is located on Totnes Road (A385) on the outskirts of Collaton St Mary. The existing buildings are mid-20th century structures that have been unused for several years and are in a state of disrepair. The land comprises mainly hardstanding areas interspersed with unmanaged scrub growth.

This brownfield site offers an exciting residential development opportunity within the administrative area of Torbay Council. The site benefits from an outline planning consent for 30 dwellings.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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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

Suitable for

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

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

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

  • Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School992 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    199
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Kings Ash Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    293
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Roselands Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    315
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hayes School1.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    340
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School1.7 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    87
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Paignton Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,568
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy3.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,062
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King Edward VI Community College3.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    940
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Torquay Boys' Grammar School4.2 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,087
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Torquay Girls' Grammar School4.3 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,058
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls

* 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

Spar - Kings Ash Road, Paignton1.2 miles
Asda Paignton Supermarket, Paignton1.2 miles
Sainsburys Paignton, Paignton1.3 miles

GP surgery

Old Farm Surgery1.5 miles

Pharmacy

Day Lewis Pharmacy1.6 miles

Hospital

Paignton Hospital2.2 miles

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

Paignton Rail Station2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Devon Hills Holiday Park35 metres

Typical drive times

Totnes6 min · 3.5 miles
Brixham14 min · 5.9 miles
Torquay15 min · 5.7 miles
Paignton6 min · 2.4 miles
Exeter (city)38 min · 25 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 1Lower 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)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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