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Allowed20 July 20213272290

Home Farm, Clyst Honiton, Exeter, EX5 2LX

Planning appeal 3272290 at Home Farm, Clyst Honiton, Exeter, EX5 2LX (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 20 July 2021 by Inspector Wilde J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

construction of 1 No warehouse building, renovation of brick building, construction of hammerheads and site entrance, installation of palisade fencing, vehicular and pedestrian gates, 2.1m high wall, covered cycle store and refuse store and lockable road barrier

Authority
East Devon District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Wilde J
Postcode
EX5 2LX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring property, with particular respect to noise and disturbance
  • whether or not the site would be in a suitable location for future occupiers with respect to aviation safety

What decided it

The existing lawful use of the site for warehousing and retail sales, which carried no occupancy or hours restrictions, meant that the proposed development with conditions limiting occupancy to ten persons and restricting operating hours would not materially worsen the impact on neighbours or aviation safety compared to the baseline position.

The benefits of bringing forward employment and commercial development at a site with an existing lawful industrial use, supported by the emerging neighbourhood plan, outweighed the limited residual impacts on character, amenity and aviation safety when mitigated by conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D1Policy RC12

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