®Planning appeal decision
The Pines Studio, Cockington Court, Cockington Lane, TORQUAY, TQ2 6XA
without planning permission, the replacement of an existing timber roof with a roof made of fibre cement slate (“the unauthorised works”) as shown on the attached photograph
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Curnow R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that the development has on the character and appearance of the Cockington Conservation Area, a designated heritage asset
What decided it
The fibre cement slate roof fails the statutory test as it neither preserves nor enhances the character or appearance of the Cockington Conservation Area, and the economic public benefits do not outweigh this less than substantial harm.
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Cockington Conservation Area outweighed the economic public benefits of keeping the building operational.
Plan policies cited: Policy SS10, Policy DE1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.