Planning appeal decision
Cary Lodge, Palermo Road, Torquay, TQ1 3NW
Planning appeal 3323080 at Cary Lodge, Palermo Road, Torquay, TQ1 3NW (Torbay Council) was allowed on 17 January 2024 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Cary Park Conservation Area.
extension to form additional lounge accommodation, works to create improved car parking (no change of use from C2 Care Home)
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hills J
- Postcode
- TQ1 3NW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Cary Park Conservation Area
What decided it
The extension would be set into the ground below a boundary wall and largely hidden from public view, maintaining the massing and symmetry of the rear elevation and preserving the character and appearance of the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy SS10Policy TH8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 131Paragraph 139
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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