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Dismissed25 June 20213267883

Lobhill Cottage, Lewdown, Okehampton, EX20 4DS

Planning appeal 3267883 at Lobhill Cottage, Lewdown, Okehampton, EX20 4DS (West Devon Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 June 2021 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the development accords with local policies which seek to locate housing in order to provide reasonable access to a vibrant local centre and minimise the need to travel by private vehicle.

erection of dwelling in residential garden with associated works

Authority
West Devon Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Nicholls H
Postcode
EX20 4DS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the location of the development accords with local policies which seek to locate housing in order to provide reasonable access to a vibrant local centre and minimise the need to travel by private vehicle

What decided it

The location of the proposed development outside the built-up area of a sustainable village and in the countryside, where it would not accord with the development plan's objective to locate housing with reasonable access to vibrant centres and minimise reliance on private vehicle travel, outweighed the economic, social and environmental benefits and the appellants' personal circumstances.

The economic benefits of construction, social benefit of increased housing access, and environmental benefit of developing previously developed land were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan's locational requirements for sustainable development and sustainable communities

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SPT1Policy SPT2Policy TTV1Policy TTV26Policy DEV29
Judgments
Westminster City Council v Great Portland Estates plc (1985)

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