Planning appeal decision
16 Yorke Road, Dartmouth, TQ6 9HN
Planning appeal 3277812 at 16 Yorke Road, Dartmouth, TQ6 9HN (South Hams District Council) was dismissed on 22 October 2021 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of an amateur radio aerial (part retrospective)
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- TQ6 9HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of no. 18 Yorke Road
What decided it
The development would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the residential area and create an overbearing impact on neighbouring occupiers, with no material mitigation available through the proposed height reduction.
The benefits of amateur radio communications and emergency services support did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance and living conditions of neighbours.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV20Policy DEV23Policy DEV1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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