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Allowed22 June 20213269178

Garage/Store, 10/12 Sherwell Hill,, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6LS

Planning appeal 3269178 at Garage/Store, 10/12 Sherwell Hill,, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6LS (Torbay Council) was allowed on 22 June 2021 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

conversion of an existing storage building into a single bedroom dwelling

Authority
Torbay Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Nicholls H
Postcode
TQ2 6LS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at Nos 10 and 12 Sherwell Hill, with particular regard to overlooking
  • whether satisfactory living conditions would be created for future occupiers in respect of the availability of outdoor amenity space and waste collection arrangements
  • whether the proposal would provide satisfactory off-street parking in the interests of highway safety and efficiency

What decided it

The social, environmental and economic benefits of converting an existing building to provide housing in a sustainable location, despite modest scale and policy conflicts on amenity space and parking, indicated a decision should be taken other than in strict accordance with the development plan.

the benefits of housing delivery and reuse of an existing building in a sustainable location outweighed the conflicts with development plan policies on outdoor amenity space and parking provision

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DE1Policy TH8Policy DE3Policy THW4Policy TA3Policy TH9
Judgments
Wheatcroft Ltd V SSE [1982]

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