Tree Tops Annexe, St Albans Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4RN

Planning appeal 3304044 at Tree Tops Annexe, St Albans Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4RN (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 20 April 2023 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 building, the wider streetscene and whether it would preserve or enhance the Cary Park Conservation Area.

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
Postcode: TQ1 3NP

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DE1Policy SS10Policy TH8Policy DE3Policy TA3Policy THW4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 202

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