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Dismissed18 September 20266006656

School Road Business Park, School Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2JU

Planning appeal 6006656 at School Road Business Park, School Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2JU (Teignbridge) was dismissed on 18 September 2026 by Inspector E Worley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on protected species.

Demolition of unit 3a, alterations to units 3, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and change of unit 3 from tattoo parlour to B2 General Industrial

Authority
Teignbridge
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Inspector
E Worley
Postcode
TQ12 2JU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on protected species
  • the living conditions of existing occupiers of the nearby dwellings and future occupiers of dwellings that might arise through the redevelopment of other parts of the wider site in the future
  • housing supply

What decided it

The absence of an appropriate ecological survey to establish the presence or otherwise of protected species and assess potential harm to biodiversity meant the proposal could not be shown to comply with Policy N2 of the NPPF and local policies protecting legally protected species, and the benefits were substantially outweighed by this adverse effect.

The economic benefits of commercial development and moderate positive weight given to improvements in character and appearance were substantially outweighed by the inability to assess and mitigate harm to protected species, a matter of primary importance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN12 of the Teignbridge Local Plan 2020-2040Policy NANDP3 of the Newton Abbot Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2033Policy GP1 of the TLPPolicy H12 of the TLPPolicy EC1 of the TLPPolicy DW2 of the TLPPolicy GC10 of the TLPPolicy CG10 of the TLPPolicy NANDP9 of the Newton Abbot Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2033
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S4Policy N2Policy S3Policy E2

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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