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Dismissed26 October 20266012381

27 Roselands Drive, Paignton, TQ4 7DS

Planning appeal 6012381 at 27 Roselands Drive, Paignton, TQ4 7DS (Torbay) was dismissed on 26 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers with respect to the provision of external amenity space and internal space and access to sunlight and daylight.

Sub-division of existing dwelling to form two dwellings

Authority
Torbay
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
TQ4 7DS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers with respect to the provision of external amenity space and internal space and access to sunlight and daylight
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the proposed development would provide suitable provision for on-site vehicle parking, bicycle storage and waste storage areas
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of residential occupiers of the host dwelling (No 27) and 25 Roselands Drive (No 25), with particular regard to noise disturbance and privacy and, with respect to the host dwelling, the provision of retained external space
  • The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the South Hams Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

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What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DE3Policy DE5Policy DE1Policy TA2Policy TA3Appendix FPolicy NC1Paignton Neighbourhood Plan policy PNP1(c)Paignton Neighbourhood Plan policy PNP1(d)
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy H07Policy S03Policy S04Policy P3Policy TR6Policy DP3Policy L2
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823

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