April Rise, Crewkerne Road, Axminster, EX13 5SX

Planning appeal 3268125 at April Rise, Crewkerne Road, Axminster, EX13 5SX (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 3 August 2021 by Inspector Cresswell C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is necessary to maintain a sustainable pattern of development in the countryside.

retention of garage as built and change of use to create holiday accommodation’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 18/1425/FUL, dated 28 September 2018

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cresswell C
Postcode: EX13 5SX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the disputed condition is necessary to maintain a sustainable pattern of development in the countryside

What decided it

The property has already been constructed and functions as a self-contained dwelling, and removal of the holiday occupancy condition would not necessarily lead to a less sustainable pattern of vehicular movements or harm the underlying sustainability objectives of the Local Plan.

The proposal would not directly accord with Strategy 7 but would not harm the underlying sustainability objectives of the Local Plan when assessed against the economic and environmental elements of sustainable development, and the appeal was allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy E16 - Proposals for Holiday or Overnight Accommodation and Associated FacilitiesStrategy 7 - Development in the CountrysidePolicy TC2Policy D8
Judgments: Gravesham BC v SEE and O'Brien [1983] JPL 307

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