The Cove Guest House, Torcross, KINGSBRIDGE, TQ7 2TH

renewal of extant planning application 53/0136/09/F (demolition of guest house and replacement with single dwelling) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 53/3160/11/F, dated 03 February 2012

Authority: South Hams District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hills J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposed development's three-storey height, large overhanging roofscape, substantial depth, and heavily glazed gable frontage positioned close to the cliff edge would harmfully affect the character and appearance of the National Landscape, conflicting with development plan policies that afford the highest degree of landscape protection.

Framework references: 182, 180

Plan policies cited: Policy DEV25, Policy SPT1, Policy DEV10, Policy DEV20, Policy DEV23, Policy DEV24

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