Planning appeal decision
Longlands House Whilborough Road, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5DY
Planning appeal 3321803 at Longlands House Whilborough Road, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5DY (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 27 September 2023 by Inspector Tivey C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal would give rise to the creation of a new dwelling within the countryside.
for conversion of an outbuilding to an annexe to the host dwelling
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tivey C
- Postcode
- TQ12 5DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal proposal would give rise to the creation of a new dwelling within the countryside
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the countryside
What decided it
The subject building forms a distinctly separate planning unit from Longlands House with no substantiated functional relationship, and its conversion would constitute creation of a new dwelling in the countryside with harmful effects on the character and appearance of the strategic open break.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EN1S22S2EN2A
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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