Planning appeal decision
31 North Prospect Road, North Prospect, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 3HY
Planning appeal 3356507 at 31 North Prospect Road, North Prospect, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 3HY (Plymouth City Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2025 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area.
Construction of single storey flat roofed garage at the front of the host property (retrospective)
- Authority
- Plymouth City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- PL2 3HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area
What decided it
The garage results in significant harm to the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area by virtue of its poor design, prominent visibility, and disruption of the characteristic open frontages of the street.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 139
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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