Planning appeal decision
Land Between Blue Yonder & Yonder Barton, Bay View Road, Northam Bideford, Devon, EX39 1BH
Planning appeal 3263996 at Land Between Blue Yonder & Yonder Barton, Bay View Road, Northam Bideford, Devon, EX39 1BH (Torridge District Council) was allowed on 11 August 2021 by Inspector Cresswell C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a residential dwelling
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cresswell C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether adequate arrangements would be made for drainage
What decided it
The proposal accords with the Local Plan and the Inspector found no conflict with design policies, making the lack of five-year housing land supply immaterial to the decision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM04Policy ST04Policy ST03
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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