Planning appeal decision
18 Teignmouth Road, Torquay, TQ1 4EA
Planning appeal 3347465 at 18 Teignmouth Road, Torquay, TQ1 4EA (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2024 by Inspector Pope N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether any harm to the heritage interest (significance) of 18 Teignmouth Road would be outweighed by the benefits of providing energy from a renewable resource.
a solar panel system to be added onto roof with associated electrical works and battery storage in loft -space
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pope N
- Postcode
- TQ1 4EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether any harm to the heritage interest (significance) of 18 Teignmouth Road would be outweighed by the benefits of providing energy from a renewable resource
What decided it
The visual harm to the significance of the listed building from the conspicuous and visually incongruous solar array on the principal roof slope outweighed the moderate public benefits of renewable energy generation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1Policy SS10Policy ES2Policy TH10
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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