Planning appeal decision
135 Grenville Avenue, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6DW
Planning appeal 3344353 at 135 Grenville Avenue, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6DW (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 14 November 2024 by Inspector Faulkner H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Erection of a single storey extension to outbuilding (retrospective)
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Faulkner H
- Postcode
- TQ2 6DW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 133 Grenville Avenue with regards to outlook and overshadowing
- Whether the proposed development adequately deals with surface water run-off
What decided it
The excessive scale and footprint of the building, combined with its harmful visual impact on the character of the area and its oppressive overshadowing effect on the neighbouring property, together with inadequate surface water drainage assessment, justify dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy DE5Policy TH8Policy DE3Policy ER1
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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