Planning appeal decision
12-13 Madeira Road, Plymouth, PL1 2NX
Planning appeal 3315687 at 12-13 Madeira Road, Plymouth, PL1 2NX (Plymouth City Council) was dismissed on 30 October 2023 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would harm the significance of any adjacent listed buildings.
an external seating and canopy used in association with the adjacent premises
- Authority
- Plymouth City Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sargent J
- Postcode
- PL1 2NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would harm the significance of any adjacent listed buildings
- whether the development would fail to preserve either the character or appearance of the Barbican Conservation Area and cause harm to the significance of that asset
- if harm would be caused to the significance of any designated heritage asset, whether that would be outweighed by public benefits
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building and conservation area, combined with the absence of sufficient public benefits to outweigh that harm, resulted in conflict with local plan policies and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PLY21Policy PLY20Policy DEV20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 22
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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