Councillors approve building plans
The Beachcomber Café in Teignmouth has been closed since the blaze in May 2017 when the fire destroyed the kitchen, takeaway and service areas of the much-loved Beachcomber on The Den. The rest of the seafront building was left badly damaged by smoke and water.
The building is owned by Teignbridge District Council, who have applied for planning application for replacement windows and aluminium panels to the roof.
Cllr Rosalind Prowse, recommending approval, said: “It feels to me that the many people I have spoken to in Teignmouth that they would be delighted to see the Beachcomber up-and-running for this summer. It has been a great loss to the seafront so this is excellent news and I think that we should approve it as set out in the report.”
Cllr Chris Clarance added: “The sooner, the better that this is up-and-running, and approving this today will hopefully help this happen.”
The council gave the thumbs up to the plans this week, meaning the Beachcomber may now be running again by the first anniversay of the blaze.
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