®Planning appeal decision
Sawyers, 189 Union Street, Torquay, TQ1 4BY
Planning appeal 3318168 at Sawyers, 189 Union Street, Torquay, TQ1 4BY (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 27 November 2023 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development proposed would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupants, with regard to natural light.
to create a single dwelling within the basement of 189 Union Street Torquay
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reeves K
- Postcode
- TQ1 4BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development proposed would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupants, with regard to natural light
What decided it
The unsatisfactory living conditions that would be provided for future occupiers due to insufficient natural light, which conflicts with Policy DE3 and outweighs the housing supply benefits under the tilted balance.
The adverse impact of unsatisfactory living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of one dwelling to housing supply when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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