®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed20 April 20233304044
Tree Tops Annexe, St Albans Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4RN
additional storey to existing single storey annexe
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building, the wider streetscene and whether it would preserve or enhance the Cary Park Conservation Area
- the effects on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at Zephyrs and Flat No 4 Tree Tops, in relation to light, outlook and privacy
- the adequacy of the living environment that would be created for future occupiers in terms of internal floorspace and external amenity space
- whether the parking provision would be sufficient to serve the proposed development
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the Cary Park Conservation Area by eroding the sense of space between paired villas and appearing inelegant and blocky, and this harm was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
Framework references: 202
Plan policies cited: Policy DE1, Policy SS10, Policy TH8, Policy DE3, Policy TA3, Policy THW4
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