®Planning appeal decision
Oaklands Park, Woodacott, Holsworthy, EX22 7BU
Planning appeal 3273230 at Oaklands Park, Woodacott, Holsworthy, EX22 7BU (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 16 December 2021 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for 1 to 2 dwellings, bearing in mind the settlement policies of the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities.
1 to 2 dwellings
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- EX22 7BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for 1 to 2 dwellings, bearing in mind the settlement policies of the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities
- Whether suitable foul drainage could be provided to serve the development
What decided it
The site's inaccessibility to everyday services by sustainable transport options and its conflict with the spatial strategy of the Local Plan, which directs rural housing to settlements with community facilities, means the limited benefits of one or two dwellings are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harm.
The limited benefits of housing supply and economic benefits from one or two dwellings are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to the settlement strategy and the increased reliance on private transport, such that the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework does not indicate the decision should be otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST07Policy ST10Policy DM06Policy ST21Policy DM02
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 79Paragraph 219
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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