Planning appeal decision
Breckland Down Road, Tavistock, PL19 9AG
Planning appeal 3268306 at Breckland Down Road, Tavistock, PL19 9AG (West Devon Borough Council) was allowed on 25 June 2021 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions are necessary and reasonable having regard to the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at Nos 11 and 12 Deer Leap with particular regard to outlook, overshadowing and loss of privacy.
erection of two dwellings without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 2138/18/FUL, dated 12 December 2018
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- PL19 9AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the conditions are necessary and reasonable having regard to the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at Nos 11 and 12 Deer Leap with particular regard to outlook, overshadowing and loss of privacy
- The effects of the proposal on the Protected Sites
What decided it
The proposed amendments would not result in materially worse outlook, loss of privacy or overshadowing compared to the original permission, and the protected sites would be adequately mitigated by the unilateral undertaking.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV1Policy DEV10Policy DEV2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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