Planning appeal decision
The Crabpot, Hope Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 3HN
Planning appeal 3328220 at The Crabpot, Hope Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 3HN (South Hams District Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2024 by Inspector Webb M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the Hope Cove Conservation Area, the South Devon National Landscape and the South Devon Heritage Coast.
‘Repair and replacement structure to retaining bank on garden boundary’
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Webb M
- Postcode
- TQ7 3HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the Hope Cove Conservation Area, the South Devon National Landscape and the South Devon Heritage Coast
What decided it
The visual harm caused by the rendered concrete block wall to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, National Landscape and Heritage Coast, which could not be adequately mitigated by the proposed planting and finishing materials, outweighed the limited public benefits of the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DEV21DEV23DEV24DEV25SH ENV2SH ENV3SH HBE2SH HBE3
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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