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Dismissed10 July 20253358395

7 The Reeves Road, Torquay, TQ2 6EQ

Planning appeal 3358395 at 7 The Reeves Road, Torquay, TQ2 6EQ (Torbay Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2025 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

proposed house and parking (all as drawings) adj 7 The Reeves Road Torquay”

Authority
Torbay Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hills J
Postcode
TQ2 6EQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 2 Sherwell Valley Road with particular regard to outlook
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety

What decided it

The harmful effects on character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours, and highway safety, combined with conflict with key Framework policies on design quality, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery in an area with insufficient housing land supply.

The social benefits of housing delivery and modest economic benefits were given significant weight, but the harm to character and appearance, living conditions of existing occupiers, and highway safety would significantly and demonstrably outweigh these benefits, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DE1Policy TH8Policy TA3Policy TH9Policy H1Policy DE3Policy ER1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 135

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