Planning appeal decision
4 Maddacombe Road, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5LF
Planning appeal 3281943 at 4 Maddacombe Road, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5LF (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 18 May 2022 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring residential properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
‘To run a doggy daycare service for up to 10 dogs from my own home using only the house and garden’
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Fish A
- Postcode
- TQ12 5LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring residential properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- Highway safety
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on the living conditions of neighbouring residents from noise and disturbance arising from the doggy daycare operation, which cannot be overcome by conditions, outweighs the employment-generating benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EC4Policy S1
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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