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Dismissed6 December 20213270745

Land off Ikea Way, Exeter, EX2 7RX

Planning appeal 3270745 at Land off Ikea Way, Exeter, EX2 7RX (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 6 December 2021 by Inspector Bale M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would result in a well-designed place.

Erection of 200 dwellings (use class C3), means of access, public open space and associated infrastructure

Authority
Exeter City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Bale M
Postcode
EX2 7RX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would result in a well-designed place
  • Whether there would be adequate mitigation in respect of any impacts upon healthcare and education facilities
  • Whether the development should provide for improvements to strategic cycle links in the city

What decided it

The design harm from poor play provision for young children and an awkward visual relationship with adjoining development significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.

the harm from failing to achieve a well-designed place significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, even on the appellant's assumed housing land supply shortfall, when assessed against the Framework as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy DG5LP Policy DG1CS Policy CP17CS Policy CP10LP Policy CP9LP Policy CP18CS Policy APT1
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.

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