Planning appeal decision
Brewery Quay, Island Street, Salcombe, TQ8 8DP
Planning appeal 3355774 at Brewery Quay, Island Street, Salcombe, TQ8 8DP (South Hams District Council) was allowed on 16 June 2025 by Inspector Marigold O, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether the residential units should be restricted, such that they can be occupied only as a principal residence.
‘Removal of Condition 1 (restriction of occupancy to a principal home) of planning application reference 0434/20/FUL to allow for unrestricted residential occupancy (C3) of the 4 no. units.’
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- TQ8 8DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is whether the residential units should be restricted, such that they can be occupied only as a principal residence.
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that removing the principal residence condition would conflict with Neighbourhood Plan Policy H3 and cause harm that significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited additional benefits of unrestricted occupation, whereas retaining the condition allowed the benefits of the wider scheme to outweigh the harm.
the adverse impacts of granting permission without the principal residence condition would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, but with the condition imposed the benefits of the scheme outweigh the harm
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SALC H3Policy SALC H2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 85
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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