Lower Rockledge, Devon Road, Salcombe, Devon, TQ8 8HJ

Planning appeal 3260083 at Lower Rockledge, Devon Road, Salcombe, Devon, TQ8 8HJ (South Hams District Council) was dismissed on 18 August 2021 by Inspector Davies B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposed development would increase the likelihood of significant works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and, if so,.

Construction of a new two storey house with ancillary external paths and terraces and renewal of external staircase

Authority: South Hams District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Davies B
Postcode: TQ8 8HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the proposed development would increase the likelihood of significant works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and, if so,
whether this would cause harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The increased likelihood of significant works to, or loss of, the TPO-protected Black Pine trees causing harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB.

the minor public benefit from housing supply and economic contribution of a single dwelling did not outweigh the harm to the AONB and the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area, both matters of great weight

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DEV28Policy SALC Env5Policy SALC Env7Policy DEV23Policy DEV25Policy SALC Env1Policy DEV20Policy DEV21Policy SALC B1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 176Paragraph 202

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