Alston Hall, Holbeton, Plymouth, PL8 1HN

Planning appeal 3269242 at Alston Hall, Holbeton, Plymouth, PL8 1HN (South Hams District Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2021 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the development would accord with local policies that seek to locate tourism facilities close to sustainable settlements and where the need to travel by private vehicle is minimised.

construction of six accessible holiday lodges and associated landscaping and biodiversity enhancements

Authority: South Hams District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Nicholls H
Postcode: PL8 1HN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location of the development would accord with local policies that seek to locate tourism facilities close to sustainable settlements and where the need to travel by private vehicle is minimised
the effects of the proposal on the setting of the Non-Designated Heritage Asset (NDHA), Alston Hall

What decided it

The location and nature of the development conflicts with the development plan's sustainability and rural tourism policies, and the moderate benefits of the scheme are insufficient to outweigh this conflict with the plan taken as a whole.

The minor harm to the significance of the NDHA was marginally outweighed by economic benefits and landscaping enhancements when considered in isolation, but the conflict with development plan policies on sustainable location and rural tourism could not be overcome by these moderate benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SPT1Policy SPT2Policy TTV1Policy TTV2Policy DEV15Policy DEV21

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