®Planning appeal decision
The Rowans Sidmouth Road, Clyst St. Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DR
Planning appeal 3270506 at The Rowans Sidmouth Road, Clyst St. Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DR (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 3 September 2021 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for two dwellings, having regard to the settlement policies of the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities.
change of use of existing agricultural barn & workshop at Crealy Farms to 2 no. 2 bedroom ground floor residential flats
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- EX5 1DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for two dwellings, having regard to the settlement policies of the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities
- The effect of the development on the integrity of the Exe Estuary SPA and Ramsar site and the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Special Area of Conservation/SPA
What decided it
The proximity of a safe, segregated footpath to a bus stop within 200 metres, combined with employment opportunities within easy walking distance, provided occupants with realistic and viable alternatives to the private car for day-to-day needs, satisfying the accessibility requirements of the development plan policies.
The accessibility benefits of the location, particularly the convenient bus access and nearby employment, outweighed the countryside location policy restriction, and the secured mitigation through the S111 Agreement addressed the potential harm to European Protected Sites.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 7Policy D8Policy TC2
- Judgments
- People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244
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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