This is the third objection concerning this property that the Society has submitted in less than a year. The first, 0633/23/HHO, was submitted last May; the second, 3273/23/HHO, in November.

However our story begins more than 15 years ago when, back in 2009, application 40/1545/09/F, 'for alterations and extension to dwelling with associated garage block' was first given approval. This was then followed ten years later in 2019 by application 1412/19/HHO, a 'Householder application for ground and first floor extension with terrace, replacement of roof, and replacement of existing garage buildings with a new garage.' This was also approved, although only work on the new garage ever commenced.

However it soon became apparent that the garage being built was not in accordance with the drawings that had been approved, and an Enforcement Notice was issued. In response application 0633/23/HHO was submitted, seeking to regularise the part-built garage. Unsurprisingly, and for many of the reasons we spelt out in our objection, that application was refused. 3273/23/HHO followed, only to be withdrawn.

As a result, because 1412/19/HHO was never lawfully implemented, any previous planning applications have now lapsed and, as we argue in our objection, this application must therefore be considered on its own merits and against the latest NPPF, the JLP, and the policies set out in the Ringmore Neighbourhood Plan, adopted on 31 March 2022.

And, when evaluated against those Policies, and for the reasons we detail in our objection, the application should be refused.