Planning appeal decision
2 Compton Road, West Charleton, Kingsbridge, TQ7 2BP
Planning appeal 3297931 at 2 Compton Road, West Charleton, Kingsbridge, TQ7 2BP (South Hams District Council) was dismissed on 3 August 2022 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether conditions 2 and 4 of planning permission 1187/21/HHO are necessary, having particular regard to the character and appearance of the area.
Construction of a new retaining wall at 2 Compton Road, West Charleton, undertaken without compliance with conditions 2 and 4 of planning permission 1187/21/HHO
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- TQ7 2BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether conditions 2 and 4 of planning permission 1187/21/HHO are necessary, having particular regard to the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The retaining wall as constructed causes significant harm to the character and appearance of the area by being prominent, stark and incongruous in its setting, contrary to development plan policies requiring good design standards, and no acceptable alternative scheme has been demonstrated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SPT1DEV1DEV10DEV20DEV23DEV25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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