Planning appeal decision
3 Sentinel House, Poundwell, Modbury, Devon, PL21 0QJ
Planning appeal 3332427 at 3 Sentinel House, Poundwell, Modbury, Devon, PL21 0QJ (South Hams District Council) was dismissed on 5 August 2024 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal on the integrity of the Tamar European Marine Site comprising the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Tamar Estuaries Complex Special Protection Area (SPA).
change of use from redundant office to residential use
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fish A
- Postcode
- PL21 0QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the integrity of the Tamar European Marine Site comprising the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Tamar Estuaries Complex Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The absence of a legally binding planning obligation to secure the required financial contribution to mitigate recreational harm to the European protected sites meant the development could not be made acceptable in planning terms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SPT12SPT14DEV26
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 186
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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