Planning appeal decision
Seafront Marine Drive, Bigbury On Sea, Kingsbridge, TQ7 4AS
Planning appeal 3315808 at Seafront Marine Drive, Bigbury On Sea, Kingsbridge, TQ7 4AS (South Hams District Council) was allowed on 9 November 2023 by Inspector Cresswell C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a principal residency restriction is necessary.
demolition of existing building and outbuildings and erection of 2no. replacement dwellings including creation of new access off Marine Drive” without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 3545/17/FUL, dated 7 June 2018
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cresswell C
- Postcode
- TQ7 4AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a principal residency restriction is necessary
What decided it
The 2018 planning permission represents a material fallback position that would likely be implemented if the appeal were dismissed, and the appeal proposal's superior design benefits make it a less harmful form of development than that fallback.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BP4Policy DEV26
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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