®Planning appeal decision
22 Ridgeway, Exeter, EX4 5AR
Planning appeal 3269321 at 22 Ridgeway, Exeter, EX4 5AR (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 2 June 2021 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Erection of a new dwelling on the side garden of 22 Ridgeway
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- EX4 5AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupants with regard to outlook and private outdoor amenity space
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings with regard to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The adverse impacts on the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of future occupants significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
The adverse impacts on character and appearance and living conditions of future occupants significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited social and economic benefits of one additional dwelling, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Objective 9Policy CP4Policy CP17Policy DG1Policy DG4Objective 3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 127Paragraph 213
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.
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