®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of North Town, Petrockstowe, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 3HD
Planning appeal 3269210 at Land South Of North Town, Petrockstowe, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 3HD (Torridge District Council) was allowed on 28 June 2021 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and amount of development.
construction of a single dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- EX20 3HD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and amount of development
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, which required permission to be granted unless adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits; the speculative nature of the proposal did not result in such demonstrable harm.
The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) applied due to the out-of-date development plan policies; the in-principle benefits of delivering a dwelling in an appropriately located rural settlement outweighed the conflict with Policies ST07(3) and DM24 arising from the proposal's speculative nature
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST07Policy DM24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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