®Planning appeal decision
Pavement o/s Subway, 8 Tor Hill House, Torquay, TQ2 5QW
the installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones
- Authority
- Torbay Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Householder developments
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the conservation area and the settings and thereby the significance of nearby listed buildings
- Highway safety
- Crime safety
- The living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- Climate change
- The effect of the proposed advertisements on amenity and public safety
What decided it
The harm to the significance of designated heritage assets (listed buildings and conservation area) through visual intrusion and loss of setting, combined with unacceptable highway safety impacts, could not be outweighed by the unsubstantiated public benefits of the proposed development.
Plan policies cited: Policy IF1, Policy TO1, Policy DE1, Policy TH8, Policy SS10, Policy HE1, Policy DE6, Policy SS11, Policy DE3, Policy SS14, Policy ES2
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