Planning appeal decision
49 Hill Park Road, Brixham, TQ5 9EU
Planning appeal 3270661 at 49 Hill Park Road, Brixham, TQ5 9EU (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 20 July 2021 by Inspector Cresswell C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's failure to validate the application and follow usual notification procedures prejudices the interests of neighbouring residents and accords with natural justice principles.
additional storey extension
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cresswell C
- Postcode
- TQ5 9EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's failure to validate the application and follow usual notification procedures prejudices the interests of neighbouring residents and accords with natural justice principles
What decided it
The Council's failure to validate the application and follow usual notification procedures meant neighbouring residents were not given fair notice and opportunity to comment, breaching natural justice principles.
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