Planning appeal decision
15 Lyme Bay Road, Teignmouth, TQ14 8RS
Planning appeal 3279890 at 15 Lyme Bay Road, Teignmouth, TQ14 8RS (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 30 November 2021 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area.
two storey extension
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- TQ14 8RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area
- The effects of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at No 13 Lyme Bay Road, with particular regard to overlooking
What decided it
The proposal's poor design quality with multiple roof forms at differing heights, combined with the material loss of privacy to neighbouring occupiers through the proposed balcony, conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S2Policy WE8
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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