Planning appeal decision
St. Anne's House, Jennycliff Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9SN
Planning appeal 3300900 at St. Anne's House, Jennycliff Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9SN (Plymouth City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 28 April 2023 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether planning permission should be granted for the marquee on ground (a) of section 174(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
the erection of a marquee (that covers the open-air swimming pool to the west of St. Anne's House) without the benefit of planning permission
- Authority
- Plymouth City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- PL9 9SN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether planning permission should be granted for the marquee on ground (a) of section 174(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Whether the compliance period of one month specified in the enforcement notice is reasonable on ground (g) of section 174(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The visual harm caused by the unauthorised marquee to the landscape character and the setting of the listed building is significant and cannot be adequately mitigated, and therefore planning permission cannot be justified.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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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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