Planning appeal decision
Site at Waterside Quarry, Paignton, TQ4 6LJ
Planning appeal 3323479 at Site at Waterside Quarry, Paignton, TQ4 6LJ (Torbay Council) was allowed on 28 June 2024 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
three new dwellings with vehicular access
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Worley E
- Postcode
- TQ4 6LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Ecology and biodiversity
What decided it
The imposition of planning conditions to secure implementation of the Landscape & Ecological Management Plan and related ecological documents was sufficient to avoid adverse effects on the SAC's integrity and ensure the development would not harm character and appearance or ecology.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C5Policy SS11Policy DE1Policy BH5Policy NC1Policy E8
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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