Planning appeal decision
Flat 1, 10 Cleveland Road, Paignton, TQ4 6EN
Planning appeal 3274644 at Flat 1, 10 Cleveland Road, Paignton, TQ4 6EN (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 23 September 2021 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the extension on the character and appearance of the host building and area, having particular regard to whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Roundham and Paignton Harbour Conservation Area.
a single storey side extension to apartment
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
- Postcode
- TQ4 6EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the extension on the character and appearance of the host building and area, having particular regard to whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Roundham and Paignton Harbour Conservation Area
What decided it
The limited public benefits of improved accommodation and living conditions do not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area, to which great weight must be attributed.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and its significance, to which great weight must be given, outweighed the minor public benefits of improved accommodation and economic benefits from construction.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy DE5Policy SS10Policy PNP1(c)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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