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Dismissed7 September 20213269314

Crealock Arms, Littleham, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5HN

Planning appeal 3269314 at Crealock Arms, Littleham, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5HN (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 7 September 2021 by Inspector Bale M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the provision of community services and facilities.

the change of use from public house with owner's accommodation to 3 dwelling houses together with 2 additional dwellings in the domestic curtilage and pub parking area

Authority
Torridge District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Bale M
Postcode
EX39 5HN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect on the provision of community services and facilities
  • Whether the site is in an appropriate location for housing, with regard to local and national planning policy

What decided it

The harmful loss of the public house as a community facility, without the compelling evidence required by Policy ST22, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance.

The significant weight given to housing delivery benefits was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm from loss of the community facility and conflict with the spatial strategy, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST22Policy ST07Policy DM24Policy ST21
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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