®Planning appeal decision
42, Barton Drive, Paignton, devon, TQ3 3SH
We are currently in the process of getting our driveway done by Bevan Builders. We would like to remove the 1.6 meter bushes at the front of our house and replace them with a block wall, outside our house is a Bus stop and people keep leaving rubbish in the hedges whilst waiting for the bus. The Block wall will be 1 meter high with 600mm pillars every 2 meters apart, in between each pillar we would like to place composite panels
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Reeves K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on highway safety
What decided it
The wall's height, created by the addition of pillars and composite panels above the blockwork, results in a dominant structure that is notably taller than neighbouring boundary treatments and causes unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area.
Plan policies cited: Policy DE1 of the Torbay Local Plan 2012 – 2030, Policy PNP1(c) of the Paignton Neighbourhood Plan 2012 – 2030, Policy TA2 of the Torbay Local Plan
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