Planning appeal decision
Hathorn House, 6A Forde Park, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1DF
Planning appeal 3344821 at Hathorn House, 6A Forde Park, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1DF (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 1 May 2025 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the windows on the character and appearance of the Forde Park Conservation Area.
Without planning permission, the replacement of timber windows with uPVC windows as marked 1 to 8 on the attached photographs
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- TQ12 1DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the windows on the character and appearance of the Forde Park Conservation Area
What decided it
The replacement windows cause less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area with no public benefits to outweigh this harm, failing the statutory duty to preserve or enhance the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN5Policy S1(g)Policy S2
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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