Planning appeal decision
86 Milehouse Road, Plymouth, PL3 4DA
Planning appeal 3317135 at 86 Milehouse Road, Plymouth, PL3 4DA (Plymouth City Council) was dismissed on 8 February 2024 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers by reason of outdoor amenity space.
Construct detached dwelling with parking space (EV charger)
- Authority
- Plymouth City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fish A
- Postcode
- PL3 4DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers by reason of outdoor amenity space
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing occupiers by virtue of overlooking and privacy
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety with regards to the adequacy of parking
- Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for the disposal of surface water
What decided it
The proposal would result in inadequate outdoor amenity space for future occupiers and insufficient evidence of adequate surface water disposal in a Critical Drainage Area, contrary to the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV10Policy DEV1Policy DEV29Policy DEV35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 173
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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