Planning appeal decision
Trees Court Studio Victoria Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0EU
Planning appeal 3324304 at Trees Court Studio Victoria Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0EU (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2024 by Inspector Pope N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether any harm to the heritage interest (significance) of 25 and 26 Fore Street or the Topsham Conservation Area would be outweighed by any public benefits of the proposal.
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- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pope N
- Postcode
- EX3 0EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether any harm to the heritage interest (significance) of 25 and 26 Fore Street or the Topsham Conservation Area would be outweighed by any public benefits of the proposal
What decided it
The permanent loss of important historic fabric and the failure to demonstrate that the proposal was the only or least harmful means of achieving the claimed public benefits meant the heritage harm could not be outweighed.
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