®Planning appeal decision
2 CLIFTON ROAD, PAIGNTON, DEVON, TQ3 3LN
proposed change of use from vacant shop premises to bedsit
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dickson R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The living conditions of the future occupants of 2 Clifton Road, with specific regard to internal space standards, and access to outdoor garden space
What decided it
The proposal would result in a form of accommodation providing poor living conditions for future occupiers, with internal space significantly below space standards and no access to external garden space, which would substantially outweigh the modest housing supply benefit even in the context of a five-year housing land supply shortfall.
The modest benefit of one additional dwelling in a sustainable location and bringing a vacant shop back into use was outweighed by the significant harm to future occupants' living conditions through substandard internal space and lack of external garden space.
Plan policies cited: Policy DE3 of the Torbay Local Plan 2012-2030
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.