®Planning appeal decision
Gara Rock Hotel, Lane To Gara Rock Hotel , East Portlemouth, Devon, TQ8 8FA
erection of 3 additional holiday units within the grounds of Gara Rock Resort (comprised of a pair of semi-detached cottages and 1 secret suite and additional landscaping from that previously advertised) together with the reconfiguration of parking and associated works
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leonard S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed holiday units having regard to the Council's settlement strategy and the reliance of the scheme upon travel by private car
- Whether or not the proposal would meet the carbon reduction requirements of the development plan
- The impact of the proposal upon the tranquillity of the Undeveloped Coast
What decided it
The significant conflict with the Council's settlement strategy/sustainable location policies and the failure to demonstrate compliance with the development plan's carbon reduction requirements outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme.
The significant harms arising from undermining the Council's plan-led approach to tourist accommodation delivery and its carbon reduction objectives were not outweighed by the modest economic, social, landscape and biodiversity benefits, and the neutral finding on tranquillity did not alter the balance.
Framework references: 109, 180, 88, 89
Plan policies cited: Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV1, Policy TTV2, Policy DEV15, Policy DEV24, Policy DEV29, Policy DEV32
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.