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Notice upheld17 December 20213279760

The Pines Studio, Cockington Court, Cockington Lane, Torquay, TQ2 6XA

Planning appeal 3279760 at The Pines Studio, Cockington Court, Cockington Lane, Torquay, TQ2 6XA (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2021 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that the development has on the character and appearance of the Cockington Conservation Area, a designated heritage asset.

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
Postcode
TQ2 6XA

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS10Policy DE1

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