®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Maidenfields, The Paddock, Teignmouth Road, Maidencombe, Devon , TQ1 4SX
Planning appeal 3316516 at Land Adjacent to Maidenfields, The Paddock, Teignmouth Road, Maidencombe, Devon , TQ1 4SX (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 24 November 2023 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.
outline permission for up to 6 dwellings
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrington S
- Postcode
- TQ1 4SX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the accessibility of local services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to highway safety arising from the extremely narrow proposed footway at the pinch point, which would bring pedestrians into direct conflict with vehicular traffic, combined with the unsuitability of the location due to lack of safe access to services and facilities, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply under paragraph 11 of the Framework.
The adverse impacts of the proposal, comprising significant harm to highway safety and unsuitability of location for housing, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply and construction-phase economic benefits, even with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57
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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