Planning appeal decision
56 Staddon Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9SP
Planning appeal 3347205 at 56 Staddon Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9SP (Plymouth City Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Griffiths P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposals on the setting, and thereby the significance of Fort Staddon, and the Scheduled Monument as a whole.
Proposed storage outbuilding and alpaca stables
- Authority
- Plymouth City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Griffiths P
- Postcode
- PL9 9SP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on the setting, and thereby the significance of Fort Staddon, and the Scheduled Monument as a whole
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the Scheduled Monument caused by the interruption of the open glacis, which outweighed the limited and largely private benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV21
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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