Land Adjacent Blagdon Wharf Barn, HOLSWORTHY, DEVON, EX22 6NZ

the erection of a 1.5 storey detached single family house

Authority: Torridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pope N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The likely effect of the proposal upon the significance of the section of The Bude Canal in and adjacent to the appeal site and whether the scale of any harm or loss of significance would be outweighed by any benefits
Whether the proposal would comprise a sustainable form of development, having particular regard to established national and local planning policies relating to the location of new housing

What decided it

The moderate scale of harm to the heritage interest of the non-designated heritage asset (the Bude Canal section) was not outweighed by the very limited benefits of the proposal, and the development would not constitute a sustainable form of development.

The harm to the heritage significance of the Bude Canal section outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and good design.

Plan policies cited: DM07, ST07

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