A DERELICT and disused building in Teignmouth could become serviced accommodation as a planning application is submitted to Teignbridge Council

Submitted by Cloud9 Investments Ltd, the application - reference 26/00173/FUL - is seeking permission from Teignbridge Council to change the use of 137-139 Bitton Park Road, pictured, to serviced accommodation (Use Class C1).

The building has remained vacant for a prolonged period and ‘no longer provides an active or viable commercial use in its current form’, the planning statement for 26/00173/FUL says.

Teignbridge Council are due to make a decision by April 21, 2026.

The proposed development seeks to ‘bring the building back into beneficial use’ through its conversion to serviced accommodation; the proposal utilises the existing structure and footprint, with only ‘limited and proportionate alterations’.

The planning statement says: ‘Serviced accommodation is considered an appropriate and compatible use for the site, providing managed short-stay accommodation similar in nature to small- scale hotel or guest accommodation’.

Serviced accommodation refers to short - or medium - term fully furnished homes - either apartments or houses - that are available to book by the night, week, or month.

Unlike hotels, these properties offer more space, privacy, and flexibility.

‘The proposed use represents a sustainable and proportionate evolution of the site that brings an existing building back into active use without resulting in harm to the character or function of the surrounding area’, the planning statement adds.

To view the associated documents, and to comment on the application, visit Teignbridge Council’s planning portal and enter ‘26/00173/FUL’ into the search-box.