®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed15 January 20243325620
3 Hilltop, , St Ann's Chapel, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 4HG
new 2-bedroom detached house in garden plot west of 3 Hilltop
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the external amenity space retained for the host dwelling would be adequate
- whether the proposal would comply with local policies that require dwellings to be used as a principal residence
- the effects of the proposal on the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation and Tamar Estuaries Complex Special Protection Area
What decided it
The harmful effects on the character and appearance of the area caused by the incongruous design of a standalone detached dwelling on this prominent corner plot, combined with the absence of required planning obligations for principal residence restriction and Protected Sites mitigation.
Plan policies cited: Policy DEV20, Policy DEV25, Policy DEV1, Policy DEV26, Policy BP3, Policy BP7, Policy BP18, Policy BP4
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